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Table 1 Means (SD) of MRS scores at baseline (before therapy) and at end of observation (after therapy. Improvement of scores after therapy by absolute difference in scoring points. §Total scale and for each subscale.

From: The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) as outcome measure for hormone treatment? A validation study

 

n

Scores before

Scores after

Absolute change

Percent (%) change

P**

Total scale

9311

11.0 (8.2)

1.7 (3.2)

9.3 (7.4)

36.1 (20.6)

<0.0001

Psychological subscale

9311

4.5 (4.1)

0.7 (1.7)

3.8 (3.7)

34.5 (27.1)

<0.0001

Somatic subscale

9311

4.2 (3.2)

0.5 (1.2)

3.6 (3.0)

37.3 (23.1)

<0.0001

Urogenital subscale

9311

2.3 (2.6)

0.5 (1.1)

1.8 (2.3)

24.5 (25.3)

<0.0001

  1. § Summary score "before therapy" minus "after therapy"
  2. * Percent (%) change compared with the change before treatment: pre-treatment score minus post-treatment divided by pre-treatment score multiplied by 100 (%)
  3. ** Paired t-test for dependent samples: significance of the absolute difference