Table 2.

Random Effects Models for Sexual Desire with Age as Predictor (β₂) and with Individual Covariates (β₃)^a

	Mean valuesb(p values)			Standard deviationsc			Number
Predictor	β1b	β2b	β3**	σ1***	σ2***	σɛ***	Women	Observations
Age (47.3)	1.26	0.02 (0.04)	–	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Health-related factors
Perceived health	0.42 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.04)	0.21 (<0.0001)	0.860	0.093	0.674	286	6617
If smokes	1.28 (<0.0001)	0.01 (0.05)	−0.16 (0.03)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Amount of exercise	1.20 (<0.0001)	0.01 (0.05)	0.002 (<0.0001)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Amount of alcohol	1.20 (<0.0001)	0.01 (0.05)	0.10 (<0.0001)	0.86	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Menopausal transition factors
MT stage	1.31 (<0.0001)	0.03 (0.0001)		0.87	0.08	0.69	286	6617
Early			0.02 (0.54)
Late			−0.13 (0.01)
Early PM			−0.42 (<0.0001)
Estrone glucuronide (log10) (1.3)	1.55 (<0.0001)	−0.03 (0.003)	0.21 (<0.0001)	0.92	0.09	0.62	130	4718
FSH (log10) (1.1)	1.54 (<0.0001)	−0.03 (0.002)	−0.06 (0.006)	0.93	0.09	0.62	130	4751
Testosterone (log10) (1.2)	1.52 (<0.0001)	−0.04 (0.001)	0.15 (0.0002)	0.92	0.09	0.63	130	4754
HRT use	1.23 (<0.0001)	0.01 (0.10)	0.10 (0.02)	0.85	0.09	0.69	312	7566
Social opportunity factors
If partnered	1.34 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.04)	−0.12 (0.008)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Years of education	0.77 (0.01)	0.02 (0.04)	0.03 (0.12)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
If parent	1.23 (<0.0001)	0.01 (0.04)	0.03 (0.72)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Employment	1.28 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.04)	−0.02 (0.75)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617
Stress-related factors
Perceived stress	1.50 (<0.0001)	0.01 (0.12)	−0.10 (<0.0001)	0.88	0.09	0.69	286	6617
History of sexual abuse	1.23 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.02)	0.21 (0.09)	0.89	0.09	0.69	231	6415
Symptoms
Hot flashes	1.27 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.01)	−0.05 (0.0002)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6612
Fatigue	1.46 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.03)	−0.17 (<0.0001)	0.88	0.09	0.68	286	6617
Depressed mood	1.34 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.03)	−0.20 (<0.0001)	0.90	0.10	0.66	286	5992
Anxiety	1.34 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.02)	−0.10 (<0.0001)	0.89	0.09	0.69	286	6458
Problem getting to sleep	1.31 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.02)	−0.13 (<0.0001)	0.89	0.09	0.69	286	6458
Awakening during the night	1.30 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.01)	−0.06 (<0.0001)	0.88	0.09	0.69	286	6458
Early morning awakening	1.28 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.02)	−0.03 (0.03)	0.88	0.09	0.69	286	6458
Vaginal dryness	1.26 (<0.0001)	0.02 (0.03)	−0.03 (0.20)	0.87	0.09	0.69	286	6617

^aOccasions on which selected medications were used were omitted from the analyses. Androgen use occasions were excluded from all analyses. Occasions when medications could affect symptoms, such as sleep, hot flashes, and mood, were excluded from these analyses.

^bβ_1, β_2, β₃ are the fixed effects (group averages) for the intercept, slope, and covariate.

^cσ_1, σ_2, σ_ɛ are the random effects (variability) for the intercept, slope and residual error.