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Table 1 Participant Characteristics at First Assessment (n = 71)

From: Prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health and work ability in women, 45–55 years: a six-year prospective longitudinal cohort study

 

Mean (SD)

Median (IR)

N (%)

Age (y)a

50 (3.1)

  

Education (y)b

 Primary school (≤ 9)

  

15 (21)

 Secondary school (10–12)

  

31 (44)

 Tertiary school (> 12)

  

25 (35)

Work status/ Employment statusb

 Currently working/studyingc

  

61 (86)

 Sick leave full-time

  

0 (0.0)

 Sick leave part-time

  

0 (0.0)

 Disability pension (full-time)

  

3 (4.0)

 Disability pension (part-time)

  

2 (3.0)

 Unemployed full-time

  

5 (7.0)

 Unemployed part-time

  

0 (0.0)

Family statusb

  Living with a partner

  

66 (93)

  Children at home

  

17 (24)

Still menstruatingb,d

  

34 (63)

Average MRS scoree

 Somatic

4.3 (3.0)

4.0 (2–6)

 

 Urogenital

2.4 (2.5)

2.0 (0–4)

 

 Psychological

3.7 (3.1)

3.0 (1–6)

 

 Total MRS

10 (6.9)

9.0 (0–15)

 

Average depression scoref,g

7.3 (5.5)

6.0 (3–11)

 
  1. aFirst figure mean value (SD)
  2. bn (%)
  3. cWork more than 1 h a w = work more than one hour per week
  4. d34/54 are still menstruating. Information is missing in 17 women
  5. eSubscale and total Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) scoring. First figure mean (SD) second figure median (25th and 75th percentile). Degree of severity of the MRS and its domains indicated; Psychological domain; No, little (0–1), Mild (2–3), Moderate (4–6), Severe (7+), Somatic domain; No, little (0–2), Mild (3–4), Moderate (5–8), Severe (9+), Urogenital domain; No, little (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2–3), Severe (4+), Total score; No, little (0–4), Mild (5–8), Moderate (9–16), Severe (17+)
  6. fMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scoring. First figure mean (SD) second figure median (25th and 75th percentile). International standards; 0–6 p no depression, 7–19 p, mild depression, 20–34 p moderate depression, > 34 p severe depression
  7. gInformation is missing in 5 women (66/71)