Table 4.
Symptoms accompanying menopause in 2006 and 2021.
| Issue | 2006 | 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | Sometimes | Often | Never | Sometimes | Often | |
| loss of confidence | 69% | 26% | 5% | 32% *** | 47% *** | 21% *** |
| anxiety | 52% | 39% | 10% | 10% | 62% | 25% |
| guilty | 49% | 39% | 12% | 27% *** | 45% ** | 23% *** |
| tendency to cry | 37% | 45% | 18% | 27% *** | 56% *** | 43% *** |
| suicidal thoughts | 89% | 10% | 2% | 29% *** | 29% *** | 11% *** |
| mood swings | 17% | 63% | 19% | 18% | 69% | 31% * |
| decrease in libido | 38% | 44% | 18% | 42% | 29% | 8% ** |
| attention deficit | 37% | 56% | 7% | 37% | 34% ** | 21% *** |
| trouble with memory | 33% | 55% | 13% | 46% * | 25% *** | 11% |
| dryness of mucous membranes | 62% | 30% | 9% | 36% | 31% | 10% |
| dysgeusia | 90% | 8% | 3% | 28% *** | 9% | 0% *** |
| dryness of the vagina | 48% | 41% | 11% | 23% ** | 33% | 8% |
| urinary tract infection | 67% | 26% | 7% | 36% *** | 19% | 5% |
| urinary incontinence | 62% | 27% | 12% | 29% *** | 18% | 5% |
| vaginitis | 71% | 24% | 5% | 44% *** | 20% | 3% |
| painful intercourse | 59% | 31% | 10% | 36% ** | 25% | 6% |
Chi-squared test: *** p < 0.001 2006 vs. 2021; ** p < 0.01 2006 vs. 2021; * p < 0.01 2006 vs. 2021.