Relationship between mental health and climacteric adjustment in middle aged women: a confirmatory analysis

BMC Women's Health

Table 3 Association between psychologic symptoms and climacteric adjustment dimensions

	Hypochondriasis				Anxiety				Depression				Social impairment
	R²_adj = 0.11, F = 3.66, P < .0001				R²_adj = 0.16, F = 5.46, p < .0001				R²_adj = 0.08, F = 3.21, P = .003				R²_adj = 0.07, F = 3.26, P = .005
	Beta	Sig	95% CI		Beta	Sig	95% CI		Beta	Sig	95% CI		Beta	Sig	95% CI
	Beta	Sig	Lower	Upper	Beta	Sig	Lower	Upper	Beta	Sig	Lower	Upper	Beta	Sig	Lower	Upper
Hot flash	0.28	0.001	0.93	3.28	0.22	0.005	0.62	3.43	0.16	0.02	0.15	2.17	0.07	ns	− 0.45	1.21
Adjustment
Factor 1	0.01	ns	− 0.07	0.08	0.22	0.003	0.06	0.25	0.05	ns	− 0.05	0.10	0.08	ns	− 0.03	0.10
Factor 2	− 0.09	ns	− 0.21	0.06	− 0.35	< 0.0001	− 0.53	− 0.21	− 0.15	ns	− 0.25	0.01	− 0.17	0.04	− 0.22	− 0.01
Factor 3	− 0.04	ns	− 0.15	0.06	− 0.10	ns	− 0.23	0.04	− 0.10	ns	− 0.18	0.04	− 0.16	0.04	− 0.18	− 0.01
Factor 4	− 0.03	ns	− 0.22	0.13	0.01	ns	− 0.19	0.23	− 0.14	ns	− 0.32	0.01	− 0.03	ns	− 0.17	0.11
Factor 5	− 0.04	ns	− 0.31	0.18	0.06	ns	− 0.40	0.17	− 0.10	ns	− 0.37	0.09	0.18	0.02	0.03	0.42
Factor 6	− 0.18	0.04	− 0.26	− 0.01	0.03	ns	− 0.20	0.12	− 0.30	ns	− 0.15	0.10	− 0.20	0.01	− 0.24	− 0.03

Definitions: Factor 1: Reaction to end of menstruation; Factor 2: Perfection; Factor 3: Decline in beauty; Factor 4: Lack of sexual attraction, Factor 5: Decline of femininity; Factor 6: Sexual silence
Abbreviations: adj: adjusted; CI: confidence interval; Sig: significant

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