Table 2 Association of demographic and reproductive factors with the severity of menopausal symptoms. Total scores that represent the severity of symptoms were obtained by summing all subscale scores

Menopausal status

Premenopausal

11.17 ± 5.01

19.97 ± 8.48

9.87 ± 4.01

46.96 ± 14.51

Perimenopausal

20.61 ± 6.02

23.21 ± 7.64

10.67 ± 3.58

54.48 ± 13.53

postmenopausal

21.43 ± 6.38

23.05 ± 8.69

13.68 ± 3.96

58.17 ± 15.55

p value*

0.001

0.004

0.001

0.001

Age

Below 40

18.11 ± 4.81

22.26 ± 8.58

10.83 ± 3.89

51.20 ± 14.40

40–50

19.97 ± 6.77

22.51 ± 8.44

10.02 ± 4.01

52.50 ± 16.02

Over 50

20.98 ± 6.10

21.46 ± 8.20

13.61 ± 3.74

56.06 ± 14.78

p value*

0.032

0.687

0.001

0.132

BMI

Below 25

18.84 ± 5.54

20.09 ± 7.63

12.19 ± 4.06

51.12 ± 13.86

25–30

18.89 ± 6.10

21.56 ± 8.03

11.44 ± 4.34

51.89 ± 15.18

Over 30

20.89 ± 6.17

23.33 ± 8.84

11.13 ± 4.05

55.35 ± 15.59

p value*

0.045

0.139

0.425

0.174

Age of menarche

Below 13

19.92 ± 6.13

21.59 ± 7.78

11.58 ± 4.19

53.09 ± 14.83

Over 13

19.39 ± 6.09

23.09 ± 9.42

11.09 ± 4.14

53.58 ± 16.06

p value**

0.588

0.494

0.421

0.977

Age of first pregnancy

Below 20

21.33 ± 5.86

23.42 ± 8.16

12.33 ± 4.24

57.09 ± 14.47

Over 20

19.57 ± 6.20

22.20 ± 9.04

11.67 ± 4.23

53.45 ± 15.40

p value**

0.025

0.18

0.342

0.042

Parity

Nulliparous

16.30 ± 5.03

18.57 ± 6.46

8.65 ± 2.53

43.53 ± 12.51

1–3

20.37 ± 5.97

22.64 ± 8.64

11.58 ± 4.17

54.59 ± 14.87

4–7

21.25 ± 6.55

24.09 ± 8.29

14.19 ± 3.82

59.53 ± 14.75

p value*

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

Number of abortions

No

18.73 ± 5.55

21.54 ± 8.04

11.19 ± 4.20

51.46 ± 14.66

1–2

22.25 ± 6.60

23.27 ± 8.68

11.83 ± 3.87

57.35 ± 15.11

3–4

21.73 ± 7.55

24.27 ± 11.12

12.64 ± 5.12

58.64 ± 19.38

p value*

0.002

0.378

0.406

0.028

Number of children

0

18.53 ± 5.97

19.48 ± 7.01

10.61 ± 4.09

48.63 ± 14.30

1

20.17 ± 5.73

22.62 ± 8.79

11.78 ± 4.18

54.58 ± 14.62

2

20.28 ± 6.51

23.96 ± 8.69

12.05 ± 4.24

56.29 ± 16.24

3

22.08 ± 6.45

26.23 ± 8.49

11.38 ± 3.99

59.69 ± 13.17

p value*

0.111

0.002

0.140

0.004

Type of delivery

No delivery

16.30 ± 5.03

18.57 ± 6.46

8.65 ± 2.53

43.53 ± 12.51

Cesarean section (CS)

19.44 ± 5.05

22.55 ± 8.25

11.16 ± 4.05

53.14 ± 13.32

Natural childbirth (NC)

20.62 ± 6.35

22.92 ± 8.94

12.53 ± 4.48

56.07 ± 15.82

CS + NC

22.88 ± 6.85

23.73 ± 8.34

12.61 ± 3.42

59.23 ± 15.12

p value*

0.001

0.013

0.001

0.001

Gynecological surgery history

Yes

20.45 ± 6.19

22.32 ± 7.82

11.60 ± 4.08

54.36 ± 14.33

No

18.79 ± 5.89

21.80 ± 9.12

11.17 ± 4.30

51.77 ± 16.30

p value**

0.039

0.232

0.369

0.087

History of using hormonal contraception

Yes

20.25 ± 5.89

22.82 ± 8.71

12.09 ± 4.44

55.17 ± 14.76

No

19.11 ± 6.33

21.21 ± 7.90

10.59 ± 3.68

50.92 ± 15.52

p value**

0.086

0.211

0.017

0.023