Table 3 Prevalence of menopausal symptoms by physical activity level
Menopausal symptoms | Total (%) (n = 468) | Physical activity level (n, %) | \({x}^{2}\)(P) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 92) | Moderate (n = 234) | High (n = 133) | |||
Somatic | |||||
sweating/hot flushes | 298 (63.7) | 72 (78.3)a | 168 (69.1)a | 58 (43.6) | 34.748 (< 0.001) |
palpitation | 165 (35.3) | 57 (62.0) ab | 100 (41.2) a | 8 (6.0) | 82.254 (< 0.001) |
vertigo | 225 (48.1) | 62 (67.4) a | 147 (60.5) a | 16 (12.0) | 97.986 (< 0.001) |
headache | 271 (57.9) | 74 (80.4) a | 167 (68.7) a | 30 (22.6) | 99.007(< 0.001) |
paresthesia | 153 (32.7) | 55 (59.8) ab | 90 (37.0) a | 8 (6.0) | 75.784 (< 0.001) |
formication | 110 (23.5) | 42 (45.7) ab | 60 (24.7) a | 8 (6.0) | 47.916 (< 0.001) |
arthralgia/myalgia | 284 (60.7) | 72 (78.3) a | 173 (71.2) a | 39 (29.3) | 77.987 (< 0.001) |
sleep problems | 311 (66.5) | 84 (91,3) ab | 188 (77.4) a | 39 (29.3) | 120.717 (< 0.001) |
Psychological | |||||
fatigue | 319 (68.2) | 79 (85.9) a | 190 (78.2) a | 50 (37.6) | 81.818 (< 0.001) |
nervousness/irritability | 298 (63.7) | 83 (90.2) ab | 184 (75.7) a | 31 (23.3) | 136.961 (< 0.001) |
melancholia | 204 (43.6) | 64 (69.6) ab | 125 (51.4) a | 15 (11.3) | 87.806 (< 0.001) |
Urogenital | |||||
urinary infection | 105 (22.4) | 46 (50.0) ab | 58 (23.9) a | 1 (0.8) | 76.389 (< 0.001) |
sexual complaints | 165 (35.3) | 46 (50.0) a | 101 (41.6) a | 18 (13.5) | 40.490 (< 0.001) |