Table 2 The frequency of items related to factors of the menopausal severity symptoms by menopausal status using MSSI-38*
Menopausal symptoms | Pre-menopausal | Peri- menopausal | Post- menopausal | total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety (mean ± SD) | 13.09 ± 5.26a | 15.06 ± 5.71b | 14.5 ± 5.55b | N(%) | *0.003 |
Feeling tense or nervous | 87(50.0) | 96(55.5) | 180(56.8) | 363(54.7) | **0.341 |
Getting easily excited (that is, agitated, excited or startled) | 72(41.6) | 87(50.3) | 151(47.6) | 310(46.8) | **0.247 |
Panic attacks | 33(19.5) | 46(27.1) | 66(21.2) | 145(22.3) | **0.204 |
Feeling tired or with lack of energy | 80(46.0) | 107(61.8) | 188(59.5) | 375(56.6) | **0.004 |
Irritability | 32(18.6) | 54(31.4) | 74(23.4) | 160(24.2) | **0.019 |
Feeling anxious or nervous | 65(37.6) | 77(44.5) | 144(45.6) | 286(43.2) | **0.215 |
Depression (mean ± SD) | 9.00 ± 3.99a | 10.29 ± 4.63b | 10.40 ± 4.19b |  | *0.001 |
Crying spells | 54(31.2) | 62(36.0) | 126(39.9) | 242(36.6) | **0.162 |
Overall decrease in the performance capacity (for example, doing less things than you are used to do) | 42(24.4) | 64(37.0) | 121(38.4) | 227(34.4) | **0.006 |
Feeling depressed, down or sad | 31(17.8) | 41(23.8) | 89(28.1) | 161(24.3) | **0.040 |
Wanting to be alone | 33(19.2) | 43(25.1) | 84(26.8) | 160(24.4) | **0.171 |
Decrease in physical strength | 35(20.3) | 53(30.8) | 108(35.0) | 196(30.0) | **0.004 |
Vasomotor (mean ± SD) | 5.86 ± 3.44a | 6.86 ± 3.86b | 8.21 ± 3.96c |  | *<0.0001 |
Hot flashes | 48(27.6) | 69(39.9) | 174(55.1) | 291(43.9) | **<0.0001 |
Night sweats | 39(22.4) | 59(34.1) | 155(49.1) | 253(38.2) | **<0.0001 |
Excessive sweating | 60(34.7) | 73(42.2) | 175(55.2) | 308(46.5) | **<0.0001 |
Pain in the head and body(mean ± SD) | 5.07 ± 2.71a | 5.45 ± 2.60a | 5.46 ± 2.89a |  | *0.302 |
Feeling dizzy or fainting | 24(14.0) | 28(16.6) | 56(18.1) | 108(16.6) | **0.524 |
Sense of tension and pressure on the head or body | 33(19.1) | 46(26.9) | 85(27.2) | 164(25.0) | **0.114 |
Headache | 41(23.6) | 39(22.8) | 79(25.2) | 159(24.2) | **0.817 |
Pain in the muscles and joints(mean ± SD) | 6.62 ± 3.19a | 7.52 ± 3.24b | 8.11 ± 3.22b |  | *<0.0001 |
Pain in the muscles and joints | 66(38.4) | 83(49.4) | 183(58.7) | 332(50.9) | **<0.0001 |
Loss of sensation on the hands or feet | 48(28.4) | 67(39.0) | 137(43.8) | 252(38.5) | **0.004 |
Lower back pain | 66(37.9) | 81(46.8) | 166(52.5) | 313(47.2) | **0.008 |
Cognitive impairment (mean ± SD) | 5.22 ± 2.17a | 6.03 ± 2.54b | 5.91 ± 2.52b |  | *0.003 |
Difficulty in concentrating | 39(22.7) | 54(31.4) | 95(30.6) | 188(28.7) | **0.121 |
Loss of interest in most things | 27(15.6) | 47(27.2) | 85(27.1) | 159(24.1) | **0.010 |
Felling a loss or lack of memory | 41(23.8) | 44(25.7) | 95(30.4) | 180(27.4) | **0.259 |
Urinary-Genital symptoms (mean ± SD) | 4.47 ± 1.74a | 5.61 ± 2.52b | 5.29 ± 2.35b |  | *<0.0001 |
Urine leakage when laughing or coughing | 26(15.0) | 43(24.9) | 54(17.2) | 123(18.6) | **0.042 |
Loss of sexual interest | 28(16.2) | 52(30.8) | 95(30.4) | 175(26.8) | **0.001 |
Vaginal dryness (feeling of dryness, burning and problems during sexual intercourse) | 8(4.6) | 22(12.9) | 46(14.7) | 76(11.6) | **0.003 |