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Table 5 Health behaviours of postmenopausal women and the performance of breast self-examination

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

Variables

Breast self-examination

(Mann-Whitney U test)

Regular

n = 369; 72.4%

Irregular

n = 141; 27.6%

HBI

< 55

M

85.85

83.08

Z = -1,64

SD

11.50

14.12

p = 0.100

HBI

> = 55

M

87.75

84.75

Z = -1,34

SD

13.44

13.88

p = 0.180

PEH

< 55

M

3.56

3.33

Z = -2.12

SD

0.63

0.82

p = 0.034

PEH

> = 55

M

3.61

3.51

Z = -0.81

SD

0.73

0.79

p = 0.419

PBs

< 55

M

3.76

3.60

Z = -1.53

SD

0.64

0.80

p = 0.127

PBs

> = 55

M

3.81

3.61

Z = -2.24

SD

0.70

0.74

p = 0.025

PMA

< 55

M

3.63

3.38

Z = -2.11

SD

0.60

0.70

p = 0.034

PMA

> = 55

M

3.68

3.50

Z = -2.04

SD

0.73

0.76

P = 0.042

HA

< 55

M

3.39

3.54

Z = -1.43

SD

0.68

0.73

p = 0.152

HA

> = 55

M

3.50

3.51

Z = -0.14

SD

0.76

0.82

p = 0.891

  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