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Table 2 Comparison of the background characteristics between the women with and without dizziness

From: Dizziness in peri- and postmenopausal women is associated with anxiety: a cross-sectional study

 

Not suffered from dizziness

(n = 303)

Suffered from dizziness

(n = 168)

p-value

Age and menopause status

 Age, years, mean (SD)

51.4 (5.1)

50.7 (4.7)

0.106a

 Menopausal status (premenopausal /perimenopausal/postmenopausal/surgical menopause, %)

26.1/16.2/43.6/14.2

28.0/22.6/35.7/13.7

0.238c

Body composition, mean (SD)

 Height, cm

157.0 (5.3)

157.4 (5.7)

0.500a

 Body weight, kg

52.7 (8.8)

54.4 (9.6)

0.049a

 Body mass index, kg/m2

21.4 (3.4)

22.0 (3.8)

0.067a

 Body fat, %

26.8 (7.5)

27.9 (7.9)

0.127a

 Muscle mass, kg

35.9 (2.9)

36.3 (3.1)

0.147a

 Water mass, kg

27.4 (4.0)

27.8 (3.2)

0.328a

 Waist-to-hip ratio, %

85.9 (6.0)

86.8 (7.0)

0.121a

 Visceral fat level

4.7 (2.5)

5.0 (2.8)

0.215b

Cardiovascular parameters, mean (SD)

 Systolic pressure, mmHg

124.8 (15.9)

127.6 (17.9)

0.083a

 Diastolic pressure, mmHg

79.9 (11.0)

80.6 (12.4)

0.507a

 Heart rate, beats/min

64.0 (11.7)

63.3 (9.8)

0.494a

 Cardio-ankle vascular index

7.52 (0.78)

7.48 (0.75)

0.610a

 Ankle-brachial pressure index

1.11 (0.06)

1.11 (0.06)

0.334a

Basal metabolism, mean (SD)

 Body temperature, (°C)

36.3 (0.48)

36.3 (0.45)

0.757a

 Resting energy expenditure, kcal/day

1591 (387)

1625 (430)

0.385a

Physical fitness, mean (SD)

 Hand-grip strength, kgf

25.2 (4.6)

25.0 (4.9)

0.569a

 Reaction time, cm

21.8 (4.1)

22.6 (4.3)

0.053a

 Sit and reach test, cm

36.5 (9.7)

37.2 (9.4)

0.489a

Physical symptoms, mean (SD)

 MHR-QOL vasomotor symptom score

1.7 (2.0)

2.4 (2.1)

< 0.001b

Psychological symptoms, mean (SD)

 MHR-QOL insomnia symptom score

2.0 (2.2)

2.7 (2.1)

< 0.001b

 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale’s depression subscale score

6.2 (4.0)

8.1 (3.9)

< 0.001b

 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale’s anxiety subscale score

6.9 (3.9)

8.8 (3.6)

< 0.001b

Lifestyle characteristics, %

 Habit of regular exercise, yes/no

47.2/52.8

34.3/65.7

0.008c

 Amount of daily caffeinated beverage consumption, more than 3 cups/1–3 cups/none

66.6/24.8/8.6

61.3/32.1/6.5

0.208c

 Frequency of alcohol consumption, daily/sometimes/never

11.6/31.6/56.8

7.1/28.6/64.3

0.174c

 Habit of smoking, more than 20 cigarettes per day/1–20 cigarettes per day/none

2.3/8.3/89.4

3.6/8.3/88.1

0.728c

  1. MHR-QOL Menopausal Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire
  2. aUnpaired t-test
  3. bMann Whitney U-test
  4. cFisher’s exact test