Table 4:
An ANOVA Analysis of the Midlife Women’s Symptom Index Scores by Race/Ethnicity and by the Menopausal Status (N = 494)
| Hispanics (n = 113) | Asian Americans (n = 120) | African Americans (n = 115) | Whites (n = 146) | ANOVA F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | Race/ethnicity | Menopausal status | Interaction | |
| Prevalence TMS | 3.32* | 4.29** | .36 | ||||
| Premenopause | 16.5 (10.1) | 12.2 (10.1) | 12.1 (9.2) | 16.1 (12.7) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 18.0 (11.8) | 12.6 (11.0) | 14.3 (9.9) | 17.0 (10.6) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 22.1 (15.7) | 16.7 (12.2) | 17.4 (12.2) | 19.8 (13.4) | |||
| Postmenopause | 16.4 (10.1) | 13.4 (9.3) | 16.0 (11.5) | 13.2 (8.6) | |||
| Prevalence PMS | 3.01** | 4.31** | .52 | ||||
| Premenopause | 9.4 (6.6) | 6.8 (5.5) | 7.5 (5.6) | 8.5 (6.8) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 11.0 (7.4) | 6.7(5.9) | 9.4 (6.2) | 10.2 (6.2) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 13.0 (10.5) | 9.9 (7.4) | 10.4 (7.5) | 12.2 (8.2) | |||
| Postmenopause | 10.0 (6.5) | 9.2 (5.9) | 10.5 (6.4) | 8.6 (5.7) | |||
| Prevalence CMS | 2.46 | 4.22** | .55 | ||||
| Premenopause | 5.8 (3.7) | 4.6 (4.8) | 4.1 (4.3) | 6.4 (6.0) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 5.7 (5.3) | 5.0 (5.0) | 3.7 (3.7) | 5.6 (4.9) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 7.5 (5.4) | 5.6 (5.2) | 5.9 (4.9) | 6.1 (4.9) | |||
| Postmenopause | 5.3 (4.8) | 3.4 (4.2) | 4.3(4.7) | 3.4 (3.7) | |||
| Prevalence SMS | 2.77* | 1.95 | .39 | ||||
| Premenopause | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.6 (.7) | 1.1 (1.3) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.9 (1.2) | 1.2 (1.2) | 1.2 (1.1) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 1.6 (1.4) | 1.2(1.2) | 1.1 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.2) | |||
| Postmenopause | 1.2(1.2) | .9 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.3) | 1.1 (1.0) | |||
| Severity TMS | 3.76* | 4.28** | .37 | ||||
| Premenopause | 45.4 (34.3) | 31.9 (29.7) | 33.8 (29.4) | 48.9 (42.3) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 56.5 (46.4) | 38.1 (40.5) | 41.5 (28.9) | 49.3 (34.6) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 70.3 (61.3) | 48.6 (44.9) | 52.0 (41.5) | 60.1 (49.8) | |||
| Postmenopause | 50.6 (38.2) | 35.1(27.0) | 49.0 (44.2) | 37.6 (30.8) | |||
| Severity PMS | 3.56* | 4.42** | .41 | ||||
| Premenopause | 25.1 (20.0) | 16.8 (15.7) | 21.3 (19.9) | 24.4 (21.9) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 32.9 (26.8) | 19.7 (21.0) | 27.3 (18.5) | 28.7 (19.8) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 39.9 (39.3) | 27.3 (25.7) | 30.3 (25.4) | 37.4 (31.2) | |||
| Postmenopause | 29.5 (24.4) | 23.1 (16.1) | 21.6 (23.8) | 24.0 (18.6) | |||
| Severity CMS | 2.91* | 3.70* | .75 | ||||
| Premenopause | 15.8 (12.8) | 12.8 (13.3) | 10.3 (11.5) | 20.5 (20.0) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 18.8 (21.3) | 15.3 (18.3) | 10.5 (10.9) | 16.7 (16.3) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 24.8 (21.9) | 17.4 (19.4) | 18.3 (16.5) | 17.5 (17.4) | |||
| Postmenopause | 16.8 (16.7) | 9.4 (12.6) | 13.1 (18.7) | 10.4 (14.3) | |||
| Severity SMS | 3.95** | 1.66 | .45 | ||||
| Premenopause | 4.5 (5.2) | 2.4 (3.1) | 2.2 (2.5) | 3.9 (4.9) | |||
| Early perimenopause | 4.8 (4.9) | 3.1 (4.4) | 3.8 (3.9) | 3.87 (3.7) | |||
| Late perimenopause | 5.6 (5.4) | 3.9 (4.4) | 3.4 (3.7) | 5.2 (4.6) | |||
| Postmenopause | 4.4 (4.5) | 2.63 (3.6) | 4.36 (5.3) | 3.59 (3.4) |
Note. TMS = total symptoms of menopause; PMS = physical symptoms of menopause; CMS = psychological symptoms of menopause; SMS = psychosomatic symptoms of menopause.
*
p < .05.
**
p <.01.