2.4.1. mKMI for menopausal syndrome
menopausal syndrome, Menopausal syndrome
MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME, MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME
Menopausal syndrome was evaluated by the mKMI, which was a widely used scale to measure the presence and severity of menopausal syndrome. mKMI consisted of 13 items assessing the situation of women over the past week. The items included somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms. The severity of each symptom was rated on a scale ranging from 0 to 3 (0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe). The total scores ranged from 0 to 63; the higher the scores were, the more severe the symptoms would be. Severity of menopausal syndrome was categorized as: none (0–5 points); mild (6–14 points); moderate (15–30 points); severe (>30 points) (