Table 3.
Menopausal symptoms scores and QOL scores of pre and postmenopausal women (n=350).
| Characteristics |
Premenopausal women (n=184) Mean (SD) |
Postmenopausal women (n=166) Mean (SD) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menopausal symptoms scores | |||
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| Psychological symptoms score | 2.78(3.10) | 4.03(3.22) | <0.001 |
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| Somato-vegetative symptoms | 3.14(2.68) | 5.16(3.01 | <0.001 |
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| Uro-genital symptoms | 0.96(1.72) | 1.77(2.21) | <0.001 |
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| Overall MRS score | 6.90(6.20) | 10.98(6.90) | <0.001 |
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| Quality of life scores | |||
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| Physical functioning | 81.68(20.49) | 65.35(24.46) | <0.001 |
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| Role performance due to physical health | 62.09(42.14) | 36.60(42.96) | <0.001 |
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| Role performance due to emotional problems | 61.24(43.59) | 47.61(45.86) | 0.005 |
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| Vitality (perception of energy/fatigue) | 62.23(18.44) | 58.43(20.41) | 0.06 |
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| Emotional wellbeing | 71.57(17.71) | 70.99(18.53) | 0.76 |
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| Social function | 73.17(23.68) | 68.37(24.17) | 0.06 |
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| Comfort (perception of pain) | 66.68(23.11) | 58.50(23.62) | 0.001 |
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| General health | 55.95(17.18) | 53.92(17.43) | 0.27 |
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| Physical health dimension | 65.48(18.31) | 53.57(19.45) | <0.001 |
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| Psychological health dimension | 68.16(19.78) | 61.36(21.16) | 0.002 |
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| Overall QOL | 66.82(17.93) | 57.47(18.83) | <0.001 |
MRS=menopause rating scale, QOL=quality of life
Differences between two groups were compared with independent sample t test.
Higher scores indicate higher level of QOL in each domain and overall QOL.