Table 1. Distribution of characteristics of women with symptomatic menopausal transition and the control group.
| Women with symptomatic menopausaltransition (n = 5837) | Control cohort(n = 23,348) | p value | |
| Age (year, SD) | 63.98 (8.15) | 63.98 (8.15) | |
| Gender (Female, n, %) | 5837 (100) | 23348 (100) | |
| Age at enrollment (year, SD) | 52.05 (8.12) | 52.05 (8.12) | |
| Major depression (n, %) | 161 (2.8) | 274 (1.2) | <0.001 |
| Age at major depression (years) | 57.26 (8.22) | 57.96 (9.32) | 0.431 |
| Any depressive disorder (n, %) | 457 (7.8) | 729 (3.1) | <0.001 |
| Age at any depressive disorder (years) | 57.25 (8.47) | 58.26 (9.44) | 0.062 |
| Residence location (n, %) | <0.001 | ||
| Northern | 2611 (44.7) | 11306 (48.4) | |
| Middle | 1063 (18.2) | 3910 (16.7) | |
| Southern | 1858 (31.8) | 7217 (30.9) | |
| Eastern | 305 (5.2) | 915 (3.9) | |
| Level of urbanization (n, %) | <0.001 | ||
| 1 (most urban) | 1906 (32.7) | 7118 (30.5) | |
| 2 | 1794 (30.7) | 7035 (30.1) | |
| 3 | 834 (14.3) | 3518 (15.1) | |
| 4 | 845 (14.5) | 3255 (13.9) | |
| 5 (most rural) | 458 (7.8) | 2422 (10.4) | |
| Income-related insured amount | 0.001 | ||
| <20,000NTD/month | 3106 (53.2) | 12585 (53.9) | |
| 20,000∼39,999NTD/month | 2162 (37.0) | 8844 (37.9) | |
| ≥40,000NTD/month | 569 (9.7) | 1919 (8.2) |
Major depression: 296.2X and 296.3X.
Any depressive disorder: 296.2X, 296.3X, 300.4, and 311.