Table 6.

Menopausal symptoms (scores) and MRS scores in postmenopausal women broken down by the medians of evening energy and lipids intakes

	Evening energy intake			Evening intake of lipids
Scores	Under the median (N = 25)	Above the median (N = 25)	p-value	Under the median (N = 25)	Above the median (N = 25)	p-value
Somato-vegetative symptoms	8.7 ± 3.8	8.6 ± 3.8	0.951	8.4 ± 3.8	8.9 ± 3.7	0.472
Hot flashes and sweating	2.2 ± 1.6	2.5 ± 1.6	0.338	2.3 ± 1.6	2.4 ± 1.6	0.648
Heart discomfort	1.0 ± 1.2	1.4 ± 1.3	0.117	0.9 ± 1.2	1.6 ± 1.3	0.007
Sleep problems	2.6 ± 1.4	2.2 ± 1.7	0.265	2.4 ± 1.5	2.4 ± 1.6	0.821
Joint and muscular discomfort	2.9 ± 1.5	2.5 ± 1.5	0.182	2.8 ± 1.5	2.6 ± 1.5	0.500
Psychological symptoms	9.6 ± 4.4	8.9 ± 4.2	0.416	9.2 ± 4.8	9.2 ± 3.8	0.996
Depressive mood	2.4 ± 1.5	2.3 ± 1.5	0.862	2.4 ± 1.5	2.3 ± 1.5	0.760
Irritability	2.4 ± 1.4	1.9 ± 1.5	0.116	2.3 ± 1.5	2.1 ± 1.4	0.519
Anxiety	2.3 ± 1.5	2.3 ± 1.4	0.823	2.2 ± 1.5	2.4 ± 1.4	0.529
Physical and mental exhaustion	2.5 ± 1.4	2.3 ± 1.5	0.398	2.4 ± 1.5	2.5 ± 1.4	0.716
Urogenital symptoms	5.0 ± 3.2	4.7 ± 2.7	0.661	4.9 ± 3.0	4.8 ± 2.9	0.864
Sexual problems	2.0 ± 1.6	2.3 ± 1.6	0.321	2.0 ± 1.7	2.2 ± 1.5	0.534
Bladder problems	1.1 ± 1.4	0.7 ± 1.1	0.082	1.2 ± 1.3	0.7 ± 1.1	0.057
Dryness of the vagina	1.9 ± 1.6	1.7 ± 1.7	0.660	1.7 ± 1.5	1.9 ± 1.7	0.592
MRS total	23.2 ± 8.4	22.2 ± 7.2	0.519	22.6 ± 8.6	23.0 ± 7.0	0.775

A p-value in bold type denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05). Data are expressed as score ± SD. “Morning intake” includes breakfast to lunch; “evening intake” includes afternoon snack to evening snack. Classification based on median lipid and energy intake in each time window

MRS, Menopause Rating Scale