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Table 3 Relationship between demographic characteristics and physical activity with Kupperman index and Beck depression inventory II in postmenopausal women (N = 245)*

From: Association of depression, anxiety and menopausal-related symptoms with demographic, anthropometric and body composition indices in healthy postmenopausal women

Characteristics

Modified Kupperman Index

P*

Beck Depression Inventory II

P*

16–25

26–35

36–45

No (0–13)

Mild (14–19)

Moderate (20–28)

Age (years)

        

 < 55

45 (40.17%)

51 (45.53%)

16 (14.30%)

0.512

19 (16.96%)

92 (82.14%)

1 (0.90%)

0.004**

 ≥ 55

53 (46.90%)

67 (59.29%)

13 (9.19%)

 

7 (5.26%)

121 (90.97%)

5 (3.77%)

 

Education

        

 Illiterate

2 (22.22%)

5 (55.56%)

2 (22.22%)

0.294

1 (11.12%)

8 (88.88%)

0 (00.00%)

0.818

 Under diploma

60 (36.58%) 27

83 (50.60%)

21 (12.82%)

 

15 (9.20%)

144 (88.34%)

5 (2.46%)

 

 Diploma

(48.21%)

23 (41.07%)

6 (10.72%)

 

7 (12.50%)

48 (85.71%)

1 (1.799%)

 

 College

9 (56.25%)

7(43.75%)

0(00.0%)

 

3 (18.75%)

13 (81.25%)

0 (00.00%)

 

Occupation

        

 Unemployed

7 (38.88%)

9 (50.00%)

2 (11.12%)

0.512

3 (16.66%)

14 (77.77%)

1 (5.57%)

0.514

 Employed

4 (80.0%)

1 (20.0%)

0 (00.0%)

 

0 (00.0%)

5 (100.00%)

0 (00.00%)

 

 Retired

8 (50.00%)

8 (50.00%)

0 (00.00%)

 

3 (18.75%)

13 (81.25%)

0 (00.00%)

 

 Housewife

79 (38.34%)

100(48.54%)

27(13.12%)

 

20 (9.70%)

181(87.86)

5 (2.44%)

 

Marital status

        

 Single

5 (55.55%)

4 (44.45%)

0 (00.0%)

0.767

1 (11.12%)

8 (88.88%)

0 (00.00%)

0.751

 Married

91 (39.56%)

110 (47.82%)

29 (12.62%)

 

24 (10.43%)

200 (86.95%)

6 (2.62%)

 

 Other

2 (33.34%)

4 (66.66%)

0 (0.00%)

 

1 (16.67%)

5 (83.33%)

0 (00.00%)

 

Physical activity

        

 Mild

63 (37.27%)

86 (50.88%)

20 (11.85%)

0.486

6 (3.56%)

157 (92.88%)

6 (3.56%)

< 0.001**

 Moderate

34 (47.22%)

29 (40.27%)

9 (12.54%)

 

18 (25.00%)

54 (75.00%)

0 (00.00%)

 

 Severe

1 (24.00%)

3 (75.00%)

0 (00.00%)

 

2 (50.00%)

2 (50.00%)

0 (00.00%)

 
  1. Values are presented as n (%); (*): Using Fisher’s exact test; (**): Significant correlation