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Table 1 The respondents' demographic characteristics, and self-rated health

From: Menopause status and attitudes in a Turkish midlife female population: an epidemiological study

 

40-44

n(%)

441(28.4)

45-49

n(%)

393(25.3)

50-54

n(%)

395(25.5)

55-59

n(%)

209(13.5)

60-64

n(%)

51(3.3)

65-69

n(%)

62(4.0)

All

n(%)

1551(100)

Body Mass Index

x2= 107.8; DF = 10; p = 0.000

≤ 24.99

116(26.3)

136(34.6)

86(21.8)

29(13.9)

12(23.5)

12(21.0)

392(25.3)

≥ 25.00 - ≥ 29.99

239(54.2)

157(39.9)

181(45.8)

73(34.9)

16(31.4)

19(30.0)

683(44.2)

≥ 30

86(19.5)

100(25.4)

128(32.4)

107(51.2)

23(45.1)

30(48.4)

474(30.5)

Marriage status

x2=26.3; DF = 5; p = 0.000

Single (widow/separated)

377(85.5)

335(85.2)

355(89.9)

194(92.8)

368(70.6)

49(79.0)

1346(86.8)

Married

64(14.5)

58(14.8)

40(10.1)

15(7.2)

15(29.4)

13(21.0)

205(13.2)

Education level

x2= 130.1; DF = 15; p = 0.000

Illiterate

14(3.2)

5(1.3)

12(3.0)

13(6.2)

6(11.8)

14(22.6)

64(4.1)

Primary education (primary and secondary school)

268(60.8)

203(51.7)

246(62.3)

145(69.4)

32(62.7)

43(69.4)

937(60.4)

High school

85(19.3)

84(21.4)

45(11.4)

26(12.4)

4(7.8)

0(0.0)

244(15.7)

University or institute

74(16.8)

101(25.7)

92(23.3)

25(12.0)

9(17.6)

5(8.1)

306(19.7)

Employment status

x2= 17.5; DF = 5; p = 0.004

Housewife

319(72.3)

267(67.9)

258(65.3)

153(73.2)

40(78.4)

54(87.1)

1091(70.3)

Employed outside home

122(27.7)

126(32.1)

137(34.7)

56(26.8)

11(21.6)

8(12.9)

460(29.7)

Smoking

x2= 120.9; DF = 5; p = 0.000

Smoker

210(47.6)

166(42.2)

123(31.1)

24(11.5)

3(5.9)

11(17.7)

537(34.6)

Non-smoker

231(52.4)

227(57.8)

272(68.9)

185(88.5)

48(94.1)

51(82.3)

1014(65.4)

Alcohol consumption

x2= 14.3; DF = 5; p = 0.014

Yes

24(5.4)

6(1.5)

9(2.3)

7(3.3)

2(3.9)

0(0.0)

48(3.1)

No

417(94.6)

387(98.5)

386(97.7)

202(96.7)

49(96.1)

62(100.0)

1503

Participation in sport/exercise

x2= 48.5; DF = 10; p = 0.000

Regular

28(6.3)

10(2.5)

10(2.5)

3(1.4)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

51(3.3)

Irregular

299(67.8)

288(73.3)

321(81.3)

174(83.3)

36(70.6)

40(64.5)

1158(74.7)

No (including former)

114(25.9)

95(24.2)

64(16.2)

32(15.3)

15(29.4)

22(35.5)

342(22.1)

Parity

x2= 18.4; DF = 5; p = 0.002

Nulliparous

22(5.0)

17(4.3)

9(2.3)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

48(3.1)

Parous

419(95.0)

376(95.7)

386(97.7)

209(100.0)

51(100.0)

62(100.0)

1503(96.9)

Family income

x2= 49.4; DF = 10; p = 0.000

Low

125(28.3)

105(26.7)

115(29.1)

42(20.1)

20(39.2)

26(41.9)

433(27.9)

Average

233(52.8)

216(55.0)

164(41.5)

127(60.8)

26(51.0)

32(51.6)

798(51.5)

High

83(18.8)

72(18.3)

116(29.4)

40(19.1)

5(9.8)

4(6.5)

320(20.6)

Self-rated health

x2= 340.1; DF = 10; p = 0.000

Very good or good

292(66.2)

185(47.1)

127(32.2)

52(24.9)

18(35.3)

24(38.7)

698(45.0)

Average

145(32.9)

200(50.9)

230(58.2)

83(39.7)

29(56.9)

33(53.2)

720(46.4)

Poor or very poor

4(0.9)

8(2.0)

38(9.6)

74(35.4)

4(7.8)

5(8.1)

133(8.6)

Any chronic disease

x2= 40.5; DF = 5; p = 0.000

Yes

330(74.8)

324(82.4)

344(87.1)

190(90.9)

44(86.3)

58(93.5)

1290(83.2)

No

111(25.2)

69(17.6)

51(12.9)

19(9.1)

7(13.7)

4(6.5)

261(16.8)