Table 1

- Demographic characteristics and factors associated with sleep quality in postmenopausal women (N=410).

CharacteristicsTotalSleep quality
n (%)Mean±SDMedianTest of sig.P-value
Age (years), mean±SD53.04±3.15    
50-52202 (49.3)7.28±4.285.04.03.0H=24.779*<0.001*
53-55128 (31.2)6.97±4.38  
56-6080 (19.5)5.08±3.75   
Time since menopause onset, mean±SD6.50±3.84    
<5 years181 (44.1)4.85±3.463.0  
5-10 years153 (37.3)7.86±4.5410.0H=27.713*<0.001*
≥10 years76 (18.5)6.71±4.325.0  
Education
Cannot read and write/primary288 (70.2)5.78±4.024.0  
Intermediate/secondary73 (17.8)6.25±4.264.0H=1.3500.509
University/Master - PhD49 (12.0)7.43±4.4210.0  
BMI, mean±SD29.09±5.62    
Underweight15 (3.7)5.93±4.224.0  
Normal - health weigh78 (19.0)4.69±3.233.5H=19.682*<0.001*
Overweight165 (40.2)5.80±4.244.0  
Obese152 (37.1)7.16±4.295.0  
Parity, mean±SD5.11±1.62    
09 (2.2)10.33±4.0011.0  
1-4136 (33.2)25.86±3.974.0H=9.338*0.009*
≥565 (64.6)6.57±4.724.0
Marital status
Single9 (2.2)9.44±2.7410.0  
Married356 (86.8)6.08±4.224.0H=5.7850.055
Widowed or divorced45 (11.0)5.56±3.754.0  
Occupation
Housewife307 (74.9)5.93±4.074.0  
Employee63 (15.4)6.67±4.584.0H=1.3500.509
Retired40 (9.8)6.45±4.314.5  
Smoking
Yes13 (3.2)6.62±4.574.0  
No397 (96.8)6.08±4.164.0U=2376.50.624
Exercise
Yes98 (23.9)6.05±4.143.0  
No312 (76.1)6.24±4.294.0U=490.50.316
Having chronic illnesses
Yes249 (60.7)6.71±4.325.0  
No161 (39.3)5.15±3.753.0U=15655.0*<0.001*
Frequency of sweating
Not been repeated292 (71.2)5.96±4.104.0  
Once a week59 (14.4)5.76±4.024.0H=7.7200.052
Twice a week45 (11.0)6.42±4.095.0  
3 times a week or more14 (3.4)9.29±5.5811.0  
Frequency of hot flashes
Not been repeated191 (46.6)4.48±3.393.0  
Once a week136 (33.2)5.90±3.934.0H=83.673*<0.001*
Twice a week37 (9.0)10.27±2.7811.0  
3 times a week or more46 (11.2)10.02±3.9711.0  

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