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. 2023 Jun 22;30(7):750–757. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002203

Table 3.

Cross-sectional association between the MENQOL domains and lower scores of ideal CVH metrics (n = 4,611)

  No. total Intermediate scores (3-4) of CVH metrics vs. Ideal (5-6) Poor scores (0-2) of CVH metrics vs. Ideal (5-6)
No. cases Crude PR
(95% CI)
Fully-adjusted PR
(95% CI)
No. cases Crude PR
(95% CI)
Fully-adjusted PR
(95% CI)
Overall MENQOL
 Absent 142 48 Reference Reference 4 Reference Reference
 Present-T1 (<0.9) 1,494 594 1.32 (0.92-1.90) 1.30 (0.90-1.88) 57 1.52 (0.54-4.29) 1.51 (0.53-4.30)
 Present-T2 (0.9- < 1.9) 1,488 658 1.61 (1.12-2.33) 1.62 (1.12-2.25) 66 1.95 (0.69-5.47) 2.01 (0.71-5.71)
 Present-T3 (≥1.9) 1,487 655 1.67 (1.16-2.40) 1.64 (1.13-2.37) 95 2.90 (1.04-8.06) 2.90 (1.03-8.15)
P for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
per 1 SD increase 1.15 (1.08-1.22) 1.15 (1.08-1.22) 1.44 (1.27-1.64) 1.44 (1.27-1.64)
Vasomotor
 Absent 3,243 1,282 Reference Reference 128 Reference Reference
 Present-T1 (<1.1) 601 294 1.52 (1.27-1.82) 1.48 (1.24-1.78) 31 1.61 (1.07-2.43) 1.54 (1.01-2.33)
 Present-T2 (1.1- < 1.7) 339 166 1.58 (1.25-2.00) 1.54 (1.21-1.94) 23 2.20 (1.37-3.53) 2.09 (1.29-3.37)
 Present-T3 (≥1.7) 428 213 1.74 (1.41-2.15) 1.63 (1.32-2.02) 40 3.27 (2.22-4.82) 2.90 (1.95-4.31)
P for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
per 1 SD increase 1.23 (1.16-1.31) 1.20 (1.13-1.28) 1.52 (1.37-1.70) 1.46 (1.31-1.63)
Psychosocial
 Absent 904 358 Reference Reference 35 Reference Reference
 Present-T1 (<0.9) 1,387 600 1.18 (0.99-1.40) 1.16 (0.97-1.38) 59 1.18 (0.77-1.82) 1.16 (0.75-1.79)
 Present-T2 (0.9- < 2.1) 1,202 508 1.12 (0.94-1.34) 1.12 (0.93-1.34) 49 1.11 (0.71-1.74) 1.1 (0.70-1.73)
 Present-T3 (≥2.1) 1,118 489 1.27 (1.06-1.52) 1.25 (1.04-1.50) 79 2.10 (1.38-3.18) 2.07 (1.36-3.15)
P for trend 0.030 0.042 <0.001 <0.001
per 1 SD increase 1.08 (1.02-1.15) 1.08 (1.01-1.15) 1.29 (1.14-1.46) 1.29 (1.14-1.47)
Physical
 Absent 164 56 Reference Reference 5 Reference Reference
 Present-T1 (<1.2) 1,513 594 1.27 (0.90-1.78) 1.25 (0.89-1.77) 56 1.34 (0.52-3.41) 1.33 (0.52-3.43)
 Present-T2 (1.2- < 2.3) 1,510 663 1.56 (1.11-2.19) 1.58 (1.12-2.23) 64 1.68 (0.66-4.28) 1.76 (0.69-4.53)
 Present-T3 (≥2.3) 1,424 642 1.72 (1.22-2.43) 1.72 (1.21-2.43) 97 2.92 (1.16-7.34) 3.01 (1.19-7.65)
P for trend <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
per 1 SD increase 1.16 (1.09-1.23) 1.17 (1.10-1.24) 1.45 (1.27-1.65) 1.46 (1.28-1.67)
Sexual
 Absent 1,876 781 Reference Reference 82 Reference Reference
 Present-T1 (<1.4) 1,035 444 1.06 (0.91-1.24) 1.04 (0.89-1.22) 48 1.09 (0.75-1.58) 1.07 (0.74-1.57)
 Present-T2 (1.4- < 2.7) 905 396 1.09 (0.92-1.28) 1.07 (0.91-1.27) 36 0.94 (0.63-1.41) 0.93 (0.61-1.40)
 Present-T3 (≥2.7) 795 334 1.07 (0.90-1.27) 1.05 (0.88-1.25) 56 1.71 (1.19-2.45) 1.66 (1.15-2.39)
P for trend 0.323 0.478 0.019 0.031
per 1 SD increase 1.04 (0.98-1.10) 1.03 (0.97-1.09) 1.19 (1.04-1.35) 1.17 (1.03-1.34)

Fully adjusted for age, parity, education level, anti-Mullerian hormone levels, and amount of alcohol intake.

CI, confidence interval; CVH, cardiovascular health; MENQOL, menopause-specific quality of life; PR, prevalence ratio; SD, standard deviation; T, tertiles.