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) |
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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) |