Table 2. Comparison the outcomes in postmenopausal women in support group and control group. (n= 60).

	Support group	Control group	Comparison support group and control group
Symptoms	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	MD(95% CI) *	p
Greene scale (0-63)
Before intervention	27.4 (12.6)	25.5 (12.7)	1.8 (-2.7, 6.4)	0.640
4 weeks after intervention	20.7 (8.6)	30.3 (12.1)	-11.06 (-12.5, -9.6)	< 0.001
Vasomotor symptoms (0-6)
Before intervention	3.2 (1.8)	2.6 (1.8)	0.6 (0.005, 1.3)	0.770
4 weeks after intervention	2.3 (1.2)	3.2 (1.7)	-1.3 (-1.5, -1.03)	< 0.001
Psychological symptom (anxiety, 0-13.)
Before intervention	8.2 (4.4)	7.7 (4.9)	0.4 (-1.2, 2.1)	0.414
4 weeks after intervention	5.9 (3.0)	8.7 (4.9)	-3.1 (-3.6, -2.6)	< 0.001
Psychological symptom (depression, 0-18.)
Before intervention	7.06 (3.9)	6.2 (3.7)	0.8 (-0.5, 2.2)	0.386
4 weeks after intervention	5.2 (2.8)	7.6 (3.5)	-3.04 (-3.5, -2.4)	< 0.001
Physical symptoms (0-21)
Before intervention	7.5 (4.3)	7.2 (4.8)	0.2 (-1.4, 1.9)	0.735
4 weeks after intervention	6.1 (2.9)	8.9 (4.3)	-2.9 (-3.5, -2.3)	< 0.001
Sexual symptoms (0-3)
Before intervention	1.3 (1. 1)	1.7 (1.3)	-0.3 (-0.8 , 0.07)	0.070
4 weeks after in tervention	0.01 (0.9)	1.8 (1.2)	-0.5 (-0.6 , -0.3)	< 0.001
Frequency of hot flashes
Before intervention	32.2 (20.1)	20.6 (11.4)	11.5 (5.6, 17.4)	< 0.001
4 weeks after intervention	24.8 (14.5)	22.4 (12.4)	- 5.6 (-8.3, -2.9)	< 0.001

The score of pretest was compared between two groups by independent samples t-test and after intervention by ANCONA with control of pretest score;^*Mean difference(95% Confidence interval of the difference)