Research Article
Quality of Life in Menopausal Women: A Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Cervantes Scale
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of brazilian women participating in the validation of the brazilian portuguese version of the cervantes scale ().
| | Variable | |
| | Age (years) | 52.3 ± 5.0 |
| | Skin color | | | White | 162 (90.0%) | | Mixed | 10 (5.6%) | | Black | 8 (4.4%) |
| | Schooling | | | Elementary | 94 (52.2%) | | High school | 40 (22.2%) | | University | 46 (25.6%) | | Professionally active | 97 (53.9%) |
| | Monthly family income | | | 1 to 2 minimum wages | 28 (15.6%) | | 3 to 4 minimum wages | 57 (31.7%) | | 5 to 7 minimum wages | 52 (28.9%) | | 8 to 10 minimum wages | 15 (8.3%) | | >11 minimum wages | 28 (15.6%) |
| | Smoking (cigarettes/day) | | | No | 153 (85.0%) | | Up to 10 | 12 (6.7%) | | 10 to 20 | 14 (7.8%) | | >20 | 1 (0.6%) |
| | Weekly alcohol consumption | | | No | 129 (71.7%) | | 1 to 2 times | 46 (25.6%) | | ≥3 times | 5 (2.8%) |
| | Physical activity* | | | No | 89 (49.4%) | | 1 to 2 times/weeks | 42 (23.3%) | | ≥3 times/weeks | 49 (27.2%) | | Hot flashes | 78 (43.3%) |
| | Clinical status | | | Premenopause | 83 (46.1%) | | Menopause with hormone replacement | 46 (25.6%) | | Menopause without hormone replacement | 51 (28.3%) |
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Variables expressed as median ± standard deviation or absolute and relative frequency.
*≥30 daily minutes.
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