Table 3 Level of complaints in the population in percent (%) compared with patients of the Climen treatment study: Frequency distribution before/after therapy compared with population norm values*
From: The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) as outcome measure for hormone treatment? A validation study
Frequency in patients: Percent (%)in four categories of severity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Severity of complaints | Population % Standard | Before therapy % | After therapy % |
Total score | |||
No or little (-4) | 48 | 26.4 | 86.8 |
Mild (5–8) | 25 | 18.2 | 8.4 |
Moderate (9–15) | 20 | 27.8 | 4.0 |
Severe (16+) | 8 | 27.6 | 0.8 |
Psychological score | |||
No or little (-1) | 48 | 30.7 | 82.5 |
Mild (2–3) | 23 | 17.0 | 10.4 |
Moderate (4–6) | 20 | 22.2 | 5.5 |
Severe (7+) | 9 | 30.1 | 1.6 |
Somatic score | |||
No or little (-2) | 53 | 35.7 | 93.0 |
Mild (3–4) | 24 | 22.7 | 5.1 |
Moderate (5–7) | 15 | 25.5 | 1.6 |
Severe (8+) | 8 | 16.1 | 0.3 |
Sexual score | |||
No or little (0) | 64 | 37.3 | 76.8 |
Mild (1) | 13 | 13.3 | 11.6 |
Moderate (2–3) | 16 | 22.2 | 8.7 |
Severe (4+) | 7 | 27.3 | 2.9 |