Table 2.

Exercise status, body mass index category, and health-related quality of life.

	Characteristicsa
	Exercise status		Body mass index status
	Not regularly active	Regularly active	<25 (normal)	≥25–<30 (overweight)	≥30 (obese)
Symptom
Depressed moodb
Mean	0.33	0.23	0.26	0.28	0.31
Standard error	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02
n	532	449	552	345	202
Somatic symptomsb,c
Mean	0.51	0.40	0.45	0.46	0.53
Standard error	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02
n	542	448	530	349	203
Memory/concentration
Mean	0.56	0.53	0.51	0.54	0.59
Standard error	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03
n	555	480	537	352	213
Vasomotor symptomsc
Mean	0.53	0.50	0.47	0.51	0.58
Standard error	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.04
n	558	462	545	356	213
Menstrual problems
Mean	0.45	0.41	0.41	0.43	0.45
Standard error	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.03
n	483	407	486	297	179
Anxiety/fearsb
Mean	0.38	0.32	0.35	0.35	0.37
Standard error	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.03
n	552	452	549	360	210
Sexual behaviour
Mean	0.40	0.38	0.37	0.41	0.40
Standard error	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.04
n	420	343	431	272	143
Sleep problems
Mean	0.52	0.47	0.48	0.50	0.51
Standard error	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03
n	550	451	532	351	209
Attractivenessb,c
Mean	0.58	0.50	0.45	0.53	0.65
Standard error	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03
n	552	460	540	350	214

^aAdjusted means are presented, participant numbers varied for each analysis due to missing data.

^bStandard error (P<0.001) for exercise status.

^cStandard error for body mass index category (P<0.05).