Table A1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample by Treatment Group
| Characteristic | Treatment Group
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| Control
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Hypnosis
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| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Mean age, years | 58 years, 2 months | 55 years, 10 months* | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 22 | 92 | 26 | 96* |
| African-American | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0* |
| Hispanic | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4* |
| Education | ||||
| High school | 15 | 63 | 8 | 30† |
| Bachelor's degree | 6 | 25 | 9 | 33† |
| Master's degree | 3 | 13 | 10 | 37† |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4* |
| Married | 19 | 79 | 22 | 82* |
| Separated | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4* |
| Widowed | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0* |
| Other | 3 | 11* | ||
| No. of daily hot flashes | ||||
| Mean | 7.52 | 7.77* | ||
| Range | 0.77 | 1.30 | ||
| < 5 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 48* |
| 5-10 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 22* |
| > 10 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 30* |
*
P value not significant.
†
P = .04.