Table 6.
Association of menopause age with education
| Years of formal education | Total No | Mean ±SD of menopause age | menopause age group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <45 No(%) | 45-49 No(%) | >49 No(%) | ||||
| 0 | 355 | 47.46±4.42 | 82(23.1) | 150(42.3) | 123(34.6) | χ2=1.79, P=0.407 |
| 1-6 | 71 | 47.28±4.37 | 22(31.0) | 22(31.0) | 27(38.0) | χ2=3.82 P=0.147 |
| 7-9 | 15 | 46.26±5.27 | 4(26.7) | 5(33.3) | 6(40.0) | χ2=0.32, P=0.851 |
| 10-12 | 11 | 45.00±3.68 | 7(63.6) | 3(27.3) | 1(9.1) | NA* |
| ≥13 | 48 | 48.43±3.39 | 3(6.3) | 22(45.8) | 23(47.9) | χ2=9.26 |
| Total | 500 | 47.44±4.35 | 118(23.6) | 202(40.4) | 180(36.0) | |
| F* * = 1.798, P= 0.128 | ||||||
*
Chi- square test not applicable
**
F- ANOVA test was used to compare between means of menopausal age of different educational Levels. χ2 = was used to compare between the proportion of menopause according to age in each of educational level