Table 1.
Homogeneity test for general characteristics and measurement variables.
| Characteristics or variables | Control (n = 22) |
0.1% neroli oil (n = 22) |
0.5% neroli oil (n = 19) |
Total (N = 63) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.73 (2.35) | 56.46 (2.26) | 55.16 (2.99) | 55.81 (2.55) | 0.27 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.75 (2.48) | 22.74 (1.78) | 23.49 (1.91) | 22.97 (2.08) | 0.43 |
| Age at menarche (years) | 15.90 (1.38) | 15.59 (1.79) | 15.19 (1.42) | 15.57 (1.55) | 0.31 |
| Age at menopause (years) | 50.05 (10.24) | 52.27 (2.45) | 51.53 (2.09) | 51.27 (6.30) | 0.50 |
| Frequency of lifetime pregnancy | 2.82 (0.85) | 3.00 (1.31) | 2.95 (0.85) | 2.92 (1.02) | 0.85a |
| Number of children | 1.86 (0.47) | 2.05 (0.79) | 1.95 (0.52) | 1.95 (0.61) | 0.46a |
| Number of family members | 3.32 (1.04) | 3.32 (1.13) | 3.37 (1.30) | 3.33 (1.14) | 0.94a |
| Duration of physical exercise (min/week) | 188.18 (223.39) | 213.75 (191.84) | 255.26 (329.99) | 217.34 (248.45) | 0.63a |
| Frequency of physical exercise (times/week) | 3.00 (3.19) | 3.73 (3.01) | 3.81 (2.09) | 3.5 (2.81) | 0.22a |
| Frequency of sexual intercourse (times/6 months) | 9.87 (10.18) | 8.36 (7.82) | 7.87 (11.67) | 8.74 (9.80) | 0.54a |
| MENQOL (score) | |||||
| Overall | 2.66 (0.95) | 2.53 (0.91) | 2.63 (1.04) | 2.61 (0.95) | 0.91 |
| Physical | 2.58 (1.07) | 2.44 (0.29) | 2.66 (1.27) | 2.55 (1.06) | 0.97a |
| Psychological | 2.45 (1.49) | 1.90 (1.01) | 2.24 (1.26) | 2.22 (1.27) | 0.40a |
| Sexual | 3.80 (1.62) | 4.02 (2.27) | 3.46 (1.87) | 3.77 (1.93) | 0.70a |
| Vasomotor | 2.20 (1.69) | 2.52 (1.66) | 2.16 (1.59) | 2.30 (1.63) | 0.53a |
| Sexual desire VAS (cm) | 3.61 (2.69) | 2.98 (2.05) | 2.74 (1.79) | 3.13 (2.22) | 0.62a |
| Stress VAS (cm) | 4.64 (1.53) | 3.86 (2.26) | 4.72 (2.04) | 4.39 (1.97) | 0.30a |
| SBP (mmHg) | 122.48 (15.65) | 122.59 (11.57) | 117.32 (12.89) | 120.96 (13.51) | 0.38 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.52 (9.31) | 78.11 (8.35) | 72.76 (8.04) | 76.64 (8.85) | 0.07 |
| PR (beats/min) | 71.23 (6.87) | 72.04 (8.73) | 72.05 (7.61) | 71.76 (7.66) | 0.92 |
| Serum cortisol (ng/mL) | 7.80 (4.90) | 6.22 (3.85) | 11.53 (15.64) | 8.38 (9.43) | 0.45a |
| Serum estrogen (ng/mL) | 139.76 (27.92) | 135.25 (21.82) | 143.78 (26.64) | 139.40 (25.37) | 0.69a |
BMI, body mass index; MENQOL, Menopause-Specific Qualify of Life Questionnaire; VAS, visual analog scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PR, pulse rate.
Data reported as mean (standard deviation).
One-way ANOVA, aKruskal-Wallis test.