From: Physical activity and change in quality of life during menopause -an 8-year follow-up study
Changes | Pre-prea) | Pre-peri/postb) | Peri-peri/post, post-postc) | p-value* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 229) |  | (n = 535) |  | (n = 762) |  |  |
 | N | % | N | % | N | % |  |
Quality of life 1) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
-2 | 19 | 8.3 | 40 | 7.5 | 27 | 7.2 | 0.376 |
-1 | 60 | 26.2 | 182 | 34.0 | 104 | 27.7 | Â |
0 | 103 | 45,0 | 221 | 41.3 | 177 | 47.2 | Â |
1 | 40 | 17.5 | 72 | 13.5 | 55 | 14.7 | Â |
2 | 7 | 3.1 | 20 | 3.7 | 12 | 3.2 | Â |
Physical activity 2) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.070 |
Decrease | 52 | 22.6 | 109 | 20.6 | 79 | 21.2 | Â |
Stable | 137 | 59.6 | 274 | 51.9 | 194 | 52.0 | Â |
Increase | 41 | 17.8 | 145 | 27.5 | 100 | 26.8 | Â |
Weight/kg 3) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.379 |
Losers < 5 kg | 21 | 9.2 | 64 | 12.0 | 49 | 13.1 | Â |
Stable ± 5 kg | 157 | 68.6 | 377 | 70.6 | 257 | 68.9 |  |
Gainers > 5 kg | 51 | 22.3 | 93 | 17.4 | 67 | 18.0 | Â |