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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: Maturitas. 2008 Mar 4;59(2):114–127. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.01.003

Table 4.

Unadjusted associations between endogenous SHBG, progesterone, estradiol to progesterone ratio, and estradiol plus estrone to progesterone ratio with menopausal symptoms

SHBG, nmol/L Progesterone, ng/ml Estradiol: Progesterone Ratio Estradiol + Estrone: Progesterone Ratio




Geometric Mean p-value Geometric Mean p-value Geometric Mean p-value Geometric Mean p-value

Headache 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
  Yes 54.7 (50.7, 59.0) 0.717 (0.594, 0.865) 132.2 (109.0, 160.3) 335.0 (280.9, 399.5)
  No 59.7 (56.1, 63.5) 0.926 (0.795, 1.077) 109.3 (93.6, 127.8) 270.5 (234.6, 311.8)
Insomnia 0.05 0.1 0.007 0.02
  Yes 54.6 (50.8, 58.7) 0.750 (0.627, 0.896) 141.5 (118.0, 169.8) 341.0 (288.6, 402.8)
  No 60.2 (56.4, 64.2) 0.915 (0.780, 1.073) 101.2 (86.0, 119.1) 260.0 (224.0, 301.7)
Vision problems 0.008 0.1 0.3 0.2
  Yes 48.6 (43.5, 54.4) 0.691 (0.524, 0.912) 135.6 (102.0, 180.2) 347.8 (268.2, 451.1)
  No 60.2 (57.1, 63.5) 0.875 (0.766, 0.999) 113.7 (99.2, 130.2) 281.9 (248.9, 319.2)
Vaginal discharge 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9
  Yes 57.2 (52.0, 62.8) 0.859 (0.681, 1.083) 116.8 (92.1, 148.1) 301.8 (243.3, 374.5)
  No 57.8 (54.7, 60.2) 0.832 (0.724, 0.957) 117.8 (102.1, 135.8) 293.0 (257.2, 333.9)
Vaginal dryness 0.4 0.02 0.2 0.1
  Yes 55.8 (50.1, 62.0) 0.636 (0.490, 0.836) 135.3 (103.5, 176.9) 358.9 (281.0, 458.4)
  No 58.7 (55.5, 62.0) 0.904 (0.791, 1.033) 112.9 (98.4, 129.4) 277.9 (245.1, 314.9)
Irritability 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.9
  Yes 56.3 (52.6, 60.2) 0.814 (0.690, 0.960) 115.3 (97.4, 136.4) 288.5 (247.3, 336.6)
  No 59.8 (55.7, 64.1) 0.880 (0.740, 1.046) 118.3 (99.1, 141.2) 293.6 (249.7, 345.3)
Incontinence 0.0004 0.5 0.7 0.4
  Yes 49.2 (44.5, 54.5) 0.815 (0.632, 0.952) 123.6 (95.3, 160.4) 324.2 (255.5, 411.3)
  No 60.6 (57.4, 64.1) 0.844 (0.737, 0.967) 116.1 (101.0, 133.5) 286.8 (252.4, 325.8)