Research Article
Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka
Table 2
Prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms in pre and postmenopausal women (n=350).
| | Menopausal symptom | Premenopausal women (n=184) | Postmenopausal women
(n=166) | P value | | None n(%) | M-M
n(%) | S-VS n(%) | None n(%) | M-M
n(%) | S-VS
n(%) |
| | Hot flushes, sweating | 113 (61.4) | 65 (35.3) | 6
(3.3) | 75
(45.2) | 70
(42.2) | 21
(12.7) | <0.001 |
| | Heart discomfort | 132 (71.7) | 47
(25.5) | 5
(2.7) | 104
(62.1) | 53
(15.9) | 9
(5.4) | 0.14 |
| | Sleep problems | 129 (70.1) | 46
(25) | 9
(4.9) | 69
(41.6) | 65
(39.2) | 32
(19.3) | <0.001 |
| | Depressive mood | 104 (56.5) | 69
(37.5) | 11
(6.0) | 80
(48.2) | 72
(43.4) | 14
(8.4) | 0.26 |
| | Irritability | 101
(54.9) | 76
(41.3) | 7
(3.8) | 77
(46.4) | 80
(48.2) | 9
(5.4) | 0.26 |
| | Anxiety | 114
(62) | 61
(33.2) | 9
(4.9) | 80
(48.2) | 74
(44.6) | 12
(7.2) | 0.03 |
| | Physical and mental exhaustion | 82
(44.6) | 91
(49.5) | 11
(6.0) | 45
(27.1) | 88
(53.0) | 33
(19.9) | <0.001 |
| | Sexual problems | 149
(81.0) | 31
(16.8) | 4
(2.2) | 115
(32.9) | 43
(25.9) | 8
(4.8) | 0.03 |
| | Bladder problems | 151
(82.1) | 27
(14.7) | 6
(3.3) | 97
(58.4) | 56
(33.7) | 13
(7.8) | <0.001 |
| | Dryness of vagina | 144
(78.3) | 36
(19.6) | 4
(2.2) | 111
(66.9) | 45
(27.1) | 10
(6.0) | <0.001 |
| | Joint and muscular discomfort | 40
(21.7) | 89
(48.4) | 55
(29.9) | 20
(12.0) | 67
(40.4) | 79
(47.6) | <0.001 |
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M-M = mild to moderate, S-VS = severe to very severe
Associations were compared with chi square test of independence.
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