Table 1. Baseline demographics of participating women after propensity score matching.
Each date shows average ± standard deviation. *: Significant difference between the two groups.
YSM: years since menopause (years); BMI: body mass index (kg/m2); DM: diabetes mellitus; HT: hypertension; VEL: vaginal erbium SMOOTH mode laser treatment; VEL+Nd:YAG: VEL and neodymium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser combination treatment
| VEL+Nd:YAG group | VEL group | P-value* | |
| Number of women | 102 | 102 | |
| Age (years) | 59.83 ± 1.41 | 59.94 ± 1.41 | 0.586 |
| Age at menopause (years) | 48.83 ± 2.01 | 49.00 ± 1.86 | 0.539 |
| YSM | 11.00 ± 1.40 | 10.94 ± 1.39 | 0.764 |
| BMI | 22.91 ± 2.51 | 22.68 ± 2.74 | 0.523 |
| The proportion of DM women (%) | 8 ± 7.8 | 7 ± 6.9 | 1.00 |
| The proportion of HT women (%) | 10 ± 9.8 | 11 ± 10.8 | 1.00 |
| The proportion of smokers (%) | 5 ± 4.9 | 6 ± 5.9 | 1.00 |
| Follow-up period (years) | 2.50 ± 0.51 | 2.53 ± 0.54 | 0.750 |