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Table 4 Frequency distribution of items related to the WHQ instrument

From: Clinical profile and quality of life in climacteric women

Item

N and %

No, 

not at all

No, 

not much

Yes, 

sometimes

Yes, 

definitely

Total

I wake early and then sleep badly for the rest of the night

n

13

25

18

7

63

%

20.6

39.6

28.5

11.1

100.0

I get very frightened or panic feelings for apparently no reason at all

n

42

14

6

---

62

%

67.7

22.5

9.6

---

100.0

I feel miserable and sad

n

33

16

13

---

62

%

53.2

25.8

20.9

---

100.0

I feel anxious when I go out of the house on my own

N

47

10

5

---

62

%

75.8

16.1

8

---

100.0

I have lost interest in things

n

46

8

7

2

63

%

73

12.7

11.1

3.1

100.0

I get palpitations or a sensation of `butterflies in my stomach or chest

n

34

13

15

1

63

%

53.9

20.6

23.8

1.5

100.0

I still enjoy the things I used to

n

2

1

16

44

63

%

3.1

1.5

25.4

69.8

100.0

I feel life is not worth living

n

49

3

5

4

61

%

80.3

4.9

8.2

6.5

100.0

I feel tense or `wound up'

n

21

21

16

4

62

%

33.8

33.8

25.8

6.4

100.0

I have a good appetite

n

1

1

14

47

63

%

1.5

1.5

22.2

74.6

100.0

I feel restless and can't keep still

n

29

12

15

6

62

%

46.7

19.3

24.2

9.6

100.0

I am more irritable than usual

n

15

21

17

9

62

%

24.1

33.8

27.4

14.5

100.0

I worry about growing old

n

29

10

14

9

62

%

46.7

16.1

22.5

14.5

100.0

I have headaches

n

16

23

20

4

63

%

25.4

36.5

31.7

6.3

100.0

I feel more tired than usual

n

12

11

26

14

63

%

19

17.4

41.2

22.2

100.0

I have dizzy spells

n

30

16

15

1

62

%

48.3

25.8

24.1

1.6

100.0

My breasts feel tender or uncomfortable

n

31

17

12

2

62

%

50.0

27.4

19.3

3.2

100.0

I suffer from backache or pain in my limbs

n

7

10

39

7

63

%

11.1

15.8

61.9

11.1

100.0

I have hot flushes

n

29

15

10

9

63

%

46

23.8

15.8

14.2

100.0

I am more clumsy than usual

n

28

13

13

7

61

%

45.9

21.3

21.3

11.48

100.0

I feel rather lively and excitable

n

7

11

30

13

61

%

11.4

18.0

49.1

21.3

100.0

I have abdominal cramps or discomfort

n

27

21

11

3

62

%

43.5

33.8

17.7

4.8

100.0

I feel sick or nauseous

n

43

10

8

---

61

%

70.5

16.3

13.1

---

100.0

I have lost interest in sexual activity

n

21

14

21

5

61

%

34.4

22.9

34.4

8.2

100.0

I have feelings of well-being

n

2

5

25

30

62

%

3.2

8

40.3

48.3

100.0

I have heavy periods

n

32

8

12

8

60

%

53.3

13.3

20

13.3

100.0

I suffer from night sweats

n

34

13

9

6

62

%

54.8

20.9

14.5

9.6

100.0

My stomach feels bloated

n

18

15

18

10

61

%

29.5

24.5

29.5

16.3

100.0

I have difficulty in getting off to sleep

n

21

17

16

9

63

%

33.3

26.9

25.4

14.2

100.0

I often notice pins and needles in my hands and feet

n

26

9

22

6

63

%

41.2

14.2

34.9

9.5

100.0

I am satisfied with my current sexual relationship (please omit if not sexually active)

n

4

8

21

17

50

%

8

16

42

34

100.0

I feel physically attractive

n

4

8

32

18

62

%

6.4

12.9

51.6

29

100.0

I have difficulty in concentrating

n

13

16

25

9

63

%

20.6

25.4

39.6

14.2

100.0

As a result of vaginal dryness sexual intercourse has become uncomfortable (please omit if not sexually active)

n

26

8

9

7

50

%

52

16

18

14

100

I need to pass urine/water more frequently than usual

n

29

10

16

7

62

%

46.7

16.1

25.8

11.2

100.0

My memory is poor

n

17

18

17

11

63

%

26.9

28.5

26.9

17.4

100.0

  1. Source: Research data (2021)