Table 6 The relationships between menopausal symptoms and menopause status
From: Menopause status and attitudes in a Turkish midlife female population: an epidemiological study
Symptoms | Premenopause n(%) 272(17.5) | Perimenopause n(%) 275(17.7) | Postmenopause-natural n(%) 823(53.1) | Postmenopause-surgical n(%) 182(11.7) | Statistical analysis x2; DF; p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hot flushes | 259(95.6) | 260(94.5) | 797(96.8) | 181(99.5) | 8.8; 3; 0.032 |
Night sweats | 248(91.5) | 237(86.2) | 709(86.1) | 179(98.4) | 25.7; 3; 0.000 |
Excessive sweats | 220(81.2) | 212(77.1) | 608(73.9) | 176(96.7) | 47.5;3;0.000 |
Sleep disturbances | 239(88.2) | 241(87.6) | 649(78.9) | 179(98.4) | 51.2;3;0.000 |
Pins and needles in arms and legs | 239(88.2) | 230(83.6) | 642(78.0) | 175(96.2) | 41.9;3;0.000 |
Hearth beating | 196(72.3) | 199(72.4) | 565(68.7) | 159(87.4) | 25.9;3;0.000 |
Loss of appetite | 129(47.6) | 143(52.0) | 327(39.7) | 110/60.4) | 32.5;3;0.000 |
Dizzy spells | 186(68.6) | 209(76.0) | 607(73.8) | 160(87.9) | 22.8;3;0.000 |
Vaginal dryness | 161(59.4) | 151(54.9) | 409(49.7) | 118(64.8) | 18.1;3;0.000 |
Burning while urinating | 175(64.6) | 166(60.4) | 638(77.5) | 155(85.2) | 54.4;3;0.000 |
Urinating more frequently | 180(66.4) | 179(65.1) | 615(74.7) | 163(89.6) | 41.5;3;0.000 |
Urinary tract infection | 169(62.4) | 166(60.4) | 601(73.0) | 154(84.6) | 41.9;3;0.000 |
Avoiding intimacy | 119(43.9) | 132(48.9) | 340(41.3) | 97(53.3) | 10.5;3;0.015 |
Increase in sexual desire | 81(29.9) | 89(32.4) | 202(24.5) | 79(43.4) | 27.9;3;0.000 |
Decrease in sexual desire | 105(38.7) | 118(42.9) | 295(35.8) | 97(53.3) | 20.5;3;0.000 |
Itching in genital region | 118(43.5) | 109(39.6) | 304(36.9) | 111(61.0) | 36.4;3;0.000 |
Poor memory or forgetfulness | 167(61.6) | 192(69.8) | 614(74.6) | 157(86.3) | 36.4;3;0.000 |
Anxious or nervous | 183(67.5) | 209(76.0) | 661(80.3) | 169(92.9) | 44.5;3;0.000 |
More impatient | 202(74.5) | 224(81.5) | 690(83.8) | 166(91.2) | 22.8;3;0.000 |
Wanting to be alone | 206(76.0) | 207(75.3) | 708(86.0) | 171(94.0) | 42.3;3;0.000 |
Headache | 237(87.5) | 245(89.1) | 770(93.6) | 171(94.0) | 13.9;3;0.003 |
Low backache or muscle pain | 238(87.8) | 253(92.0) | 803(97.6) | 180(98.9) | 52.2;3;0.000 |
Dry skin | 225(83.0) | 228(82.9) | 737(89.6) | 168(92.3) | 17.3;3;0.001 |
Patches of darker or lighter skin | 194(71.6) | 218(79.3) | 708(86.0) | 169(92.9) | 45.8;3;0.000 |
Increase in flatulence | 222(81.9) | 227(82.5) | 731(88.8) | 169(92.9) | 18.3;3;0.000 |
Dyspepsia | 225(83.0) | 237(86.2) | 738(89.7) | 169(92.9) | 13.6;3;0.003 |
Feeling tired | 241(88.9) | 238(86.5) | 763(92.7) | 170(93.4) | 12.4;3;0.006 |
Lack of energy | 233(86.0) | 239(86.9) | 703(85.4) | 162(89.0) | 1.76;3;0.624 |
Weight gain | 206(76.0) | 202(73.5) | 623(75.7) | 155(85.2) | 9.4,4;0.025 |
Constipation/Diarrhoea | 169(62.4) | 174(63.3) | 515(62.6) | 125(63.4) | 2.6;3;0.465 |
Inclination to fracture in any bone | 123(45.4) | 132(48.0) | 331(40.2) | 105(57.7) | 20.4;3;0.000 |
Persistent cough | 156(57.6) | 134(48.7) | 254(30.9) | 88(48.4) | 76.7;3;0.000 |
Sore throat | 166(61.3) | 132(48.0) | 239(29.0) | 82(45.1) | 101.5;3;0.000 |
Shortness of breath | 132(48.7) | 119(43.3) | 217(26.4) | 78(42.9) | 62.4;3;0.000 |