Menopausal symptoms in Australian women

Abstract

Objectives: To describe Australian-born women's experience of symptoms during the natural menopause transition and the relative contribution of menopausal and health status, social factors and lifestyle behaviours. Design: A community based cross-sectional survey by telephone interview was carried out on a randomly derived sample of Melbourne women. Participants: The participants were 2000 Australian-born women, aged between 45 and 55 years. Outcome measures: A list of 22 symptoms was used. Explanatory variables were: sociodemographic variables; menopausal and health status; lifestyle behaviours; attitudes to ageing and to menopause. Results: A 70% response rate was achieved for eligible wom..