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Table 3 Health behaviours and self-assessment of health in postmenopausal women

From: Perception of health, health behaviours and the use of prophylactic examinations in postmenopausal women

Variables

Self-assessment of health

(Kruskal-Wallis H test)

Very good

n = 19; 3.7%

Good

n = 298; 58.4%

Average

n = 172; 33.7%

Bad

n = 21; 4.1%

HBI

< 55

M

98.00

84.95

83.44

85.33

H = 12.11

p = 0.007

SD

8.79

12.40

11.15

8.08

HBI

> = 55

M

94.44

86.43

87.76

80.56

H = 9.98

p = 0.019

SD

11.52

12.68

15.06

10.61

PEH

< 55

M

3.57

3.54

3.40

3.39

H = 2.02

p = 0.568

SD

0.47

0.68

0.73

0.59

PEH

> = 55

M

3.89

3.57

3.60

3.33

H = 3.42

p = 0.331

SD

0.44

0.73

0.80

0.74

PBs

< 55

M

4.17

3.65

3.78

4.00

H = 6.52

p = 0.089

SD

0.32

0.69

0.69

0.67

PBs

> = 55

M

3.91

3.75

3.74

3.78

H = 0.24

p = 0.971

SD

0.71

0.70

0.76

0.51

PMA

< 55

M

4.43

3.55

3.50

2.94

H = 17.18

p = 0.001

SD

0.52

0.60

0.62

0.82

PMA

> = 55

M

3.96

3.69

3.58

3.22

H = 5.27

p = 0.153

SD

0.73

0.68

0.78

0.98

HA

< 55

M

4.17

3.41

3.29

3.89

H = 11.62

p = 0.009

SD

0.82

0.62

0.77

0.51

HA

> = 55

M

3.98

3.40

3.66

3.09

H = 20.22

SD

0.54

0.72

0.85

0.59

p < 0.001

  1. HBI the general ratio of health behaviour inventory, PEH positive eating habits, PBs prophylactic behaviours, PMA positive mental attitude, HA health activities, M mean result, SD standard deviation
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