Table 2. QOL according to age and menopausal status .

The data has been represented as mean ± SD. For significance, a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. The significant values are marked with *.

Characteristics	Physical (mean  ± SD)	Functional (mean  ± SD)	Cognitive (mean  ± SD)	Emotional (mean  ± SD)	Social (mean  ± SD)
Age
≤ 30 years	53.54 ± 8.4	13.77 ± 2.1	4.77 ± 1.3	23.12 ± 4.7	8.69 ± 2.3
31 - 40 years	48.18 ± 6.2	12.20 ± 1.9	3.98 ± 1.2	19.89 ± 2.8	7.69 ± 1.8
41 - 50 years	46.21 ± 4.1	12.05 ± 1.3	4.11 ± 0.9	19.61 ± 3.4	7.43 ± 1.4
51 - 60 years	45.69 ± 3.6	11.82 ± 1.3	3.97 ± 0.7	19.95 ± 3.5	7.08 ± 1.4
> 60 years	46.95 ± 3.7	12.00 ± 1.7	4.11 ± 0.9	18.47 ± 3.1	6.89 ± 1.4
p-value	F = 10.50;  p = 0.0001*	F = 6.62; p= 0.000*	F = 3.12; p= 0.021*	F = 6.45; p= 0.000*	F = 4.80; p = 0.001*
Menopausal status
Menopause	45.77 ± 3.6	11.86 ± 1.3	3.91 ± 0.9	19.65 ± 3.1	7.37 ± 1.4
Pre-menopause	49.68 ± 7.1	12.65 ± 2.0	4.26 ± 1.2	20.91 ± 3.8	7.99 ± 1.9
Postmenopause	46.05 ± 3.6	11.98 ± 1.4	4.11 ± 0.8	19.22 ± 3.5	7.02 ± 1.5
p-value	F = 11.48; p= 0.000*	F = 4.56; p = 0.018	F = 1.75; p= 0.194*	F = 4.69; p = 0.011*	F = 6.62; p= 0.002*