Table 1. Demographic characteristics of menopausal women in control and intervention groups. (n= 60) .
| Demographic characteristics | Support group | Control group | Statistical indicators |
| Age (year) | 52.0 (4.0) | 52.8 (4.2) | 0.640§ |
| Menopausal age (year) | 46.8 (4.1) | 48.1 (4.0) | 0.763§ |
| Educational level | <0.001†† | ||
| Lower than diploma | 52 (63.4) | 30 (36.6) | |
| Higher than diploma | 8 (21.1) | 30 (78.9) | |
| Number of children | 0.345†† | ||
| Lower than 2 | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | |
| 2 - 5 | 41 (47.1) | 46 (52.9) | |
| 5 and higher | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | |
| Job | 0.066‡ | ||
| Housewife | 54 (53.5) | 47 (46.5) | |
| Employed | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | |
| BMI (kg/m303)† | 0.117§ | ||
| 18.5-24.99 | 5 (22.7) | 17 (77.3) | 0.003†† |
| 25-29.99 | 21 (51.2) | 20 (48.8) | |
| ≥ 30 | 21 (38.2) | 34 (61.8) | |
| Life satisfaction | 0.890‡ | ||
| Completely satisfied | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) | |
| Satisfied to some what | 33 (52.4) | 30 (47.6) | |
| dissatisfied | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.2) | |
| Crowding index | 0.405‡ | ||
| Less than two people per-room | 44 (48.4) | 47 (51.6) | |
| 2-3 people per-room | 11 (52.4) | 10 (47.6) | |
| More than 3 people per-room | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Education about menopause | 12 (48.0) | 13 (52.0) | 0.500‡ |
| Physical activity * | 41 (52.6) | 37 (47.4) | 0.283‡ |
§independent samples t-test, ††exact chi-square, ‡ chi-square;† in BMI no participants obtained score less than 18.5; *physical activity means doing simple exercises or walking 30 minutes daily