Table 1 Characteristics of the study samples
All (n = 340) | Reproductive-menopausal transition stage (n = 170) | Postmenopause (n = 170) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | ||
Age | 43.59 ± 13.80 | 30.85 ± 6.55 | 56.33 ± 3.54 | < 0.001 |
Education | < 0.001 | |||
Illiterate/primary | 89 (26.2) | 7 (4.1) | 82 (48.2) | |
Secondary | 171 (50.3) | 94 (55.3) | 77 (45.3) | |
Higher | 80 (23.5) | 69 (40.6) | 11 (6.5) | |
Occupation | < 0.001 | |||
Housewife | 202 (59.4) | 79 (46.5) | 123 (72.4) | |
Employed | 138 (40.6) | 91 (53.5) | 47 (27.6) | |
Income | < 0.001 | |||
Poor | 73 (21.5) | 14 (8.2) | 59 (34.7) | |
Intermediate/Good | 267 (78.5) | 156 (91.8) | 111 (65.3) | |
Number of pregnancies | < 0.001 | |||
0–2 | 166 (48.8) | 139 (81.8) | 27 (15.9) | |
3–4 | 104 (30.6) | 30 (17.7) | 74 (43.5) | |
5–8 | 70 (20.6) | 1 (0.5) | 69 (40.6) | |
Number of children | < 0.001 | |||
0–2 | 195 (57.3) | 160 (94.1) | 35 (20.6) | |
3–4 | 90 (26.5) | 10 (5.9) | 80 (47.1) | |
5–8 | 55 (16.2) | 0 (0) | 55 (32.3) |