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- Table 1
- Demographic characteristics and factors associated with sleep quality in postmenopausal women (N=410).
Characteristics Total Sleep quality n (%) Mean±SD Median Test of sig. P-value Age (years), mean±SD 53.04±3.15 50-52 202 (49.3) 7.28±4.28 5.04.03.0 H=24.779* <0.001* 53-55 128 (31.2) 6.97±4.38 56-60 80 (19.5) 5.08±3.75 Time since menopause onset, mean±SD 6.50±3.84 <5 years 181 (44.1) 4.85±3.46 3.0 5-10 years 153 (37.3) 7.86±4.54 10.0 H=27.713* <0.001* ≥10 years 76 (18.5) 6.71±4.32 5.0 Education Cannot read and write/primary 288 (70.2) 5.78±4.02 4.0 Intermediate/secondary 73 (17.8) 6.25±4.26 4.0 H=1.350 0.509 University/Master - PhD 49 (12.0) 7.43±4.42 10.0 BMI, mean±SD 29.09±5.62 Underweight 15 (3.7) 5.93±4.22 4.0 Normal - health weigh 78 (19.0) 4.69±3.23 3.5 H=19.682* <0.001* Overweight 165 (40.2) 5.80±4.24 4.0 Obese 152 (37.1) 7.16±4.29 5.0 Parity, mean±SD 5.11±1.62 0 9 (2.2) 10.33±4.00 11.0 1-4 136 (33.2)2 5.86±3.97 4.0 H=9.338* 0.009* ≥5 65 (64.6) 6.57±4.72 4.0 Marital status Single 9 (2.2) 9.44±2.74 10.0 Married 356 (86.8) 6.08±4.22 4.0 H=5.785 0.055 Widowed or divorced 45 (11.0) 5.56±3.75 4.0 Occupation Housewife 307 (74.9) 5.93±4.07 4.0 Employee 63 (15.4) 6.67±4.58 4.0 H=1.350 0.509 Retired 40 (9.8) 6.45±4.31 4.5 Smoking Yes 13 (3.2) 6.62±4.57 4.0 No 397 (96.8) 6.08±4.16 4.0 U=2376.5 0.624 Exercise Yes 98 (23.9) 6.05±4.14 3.0 No 312 (76.1) 6.24±4.29 4.0 U=490.5 0.316 Having chronic illnesses Yes 249 (60.7) 6.71±4.32 5.0 No 161 (39.3) 5.15±3.75 3.0 U=15655.0* <0.001* Frequency of sweating Not been repeated 292 (71.2) 5.96±4.10 4.0 Once a week 59 (14.4) 5.76±4.02 4.0 H=7.720 0.052 Twice a week 45 (11.0) 6.42±4.09 5.0 3 times a week or more 14 (3.4) 9.29±5.58 11.0 Frequency of hot flashes Not been repeated 191 (46.6) 4.48±3.39 3.0 Once a week 136 (33.2) 5.90±3.93 4.0 H=83.673* <0.001* Twice a week 37 (9.0) 10.27±2.78 11.0 3 times a week or more 46 (11.2) 10.02±3.97 11.0 H: for Kruskal-Wallis test, pairwise comparison between each 2 groups was carried out using post hoc test (Dunn’s for multiple comparisons test), U: Mann-Whitney test, statistically significant at p<0.05, SD: standard deviation, sig.: significance, BMI: body mass index
- Table 2
- Total menopausal rating scale and subscale scores with sleep quality in study participants (N=410).
Menopausal symptoms Sleep quality U P-value Poor >5 (n=142) Good ≤5 (n=268) Mean±SD Median Mean±SD Median Somatic symptoms 4.77±2.87 5.0 3.44±2.56 3.0 13264.0* <0.001* Hot flashes, sweating 1.58±1.17 2.0 1.01±1.06 1.0 13666.5* <0.001* Heart discomfort 0.66±0.86 0.0 0.56±0.79 0.0 17942.0 0.279 Sleep problems 1.19±1.0 1.0 0.87±0.89 1.0 15666.0* 0.002* Joint and muscular discomfort 1.34±1.12 1.0 1.0±1.07 1.0 15671.5* 0.002* Psychological symptoms 4.0±3.48 4.0 3.40±3.45 3.0 17108.0 0.084 Depressive mood 0.90±1.01 1.0 0.77±1.01 0.0 17509.0 0.148 Irritability 1.23±1.14 1.0 1.03±1.12 1.0 17190.0 0.087 Anxiety 0.63±1.0 0.0 0.67±0.93 0.0 18156.5 0.383 Physical and mental exhaustion 1.22±1.10 0.0 0.94±1.07 0.0 16190.0* 0.009* Urogenital score 4.88±2.37 5.0 3.93±2.64 4.0 14943.5* <0.001* Bladder problems 1.87±0.89 2.0 1.60±1.04 1.0 15921.0* 0.004* Vaginal dryness 1.53±1.0 2.0 1.29±1.23 1.0 16649.5* 0.031* Sexual problems 1.49±1.14 1.0 1.04±1.14 1.0 14756.0* <0.001* Total 13.75±6.77 13.0 10.71±6.52 9.0 13379.5* <0.001* Statistically significant at p<0.05, U: Mann-Whitney test, SD: standard deviation
- Table 3
- Pearson correlation coefficient between subscales of menopause rating scale and sleep quality.
Menopausal symptoms Total sleep r P-value Somatic symptoms 0.228* <0.001* Psychological symptoms 0.082 0.098 Urogenital symptoms 0.177* <0.001* MRS total scale 0.210* <0.001* Statistically significant at p<0.05, r: Pearson coefficient, MRS: menopause rating scale
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