TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristic | N = 1,042 |
|---|---|
| Site, no. (%) | |
| Detroit | 208 (20.0) |
| Boston | 189 (18.1) |
| Chicago | 134 (12.9) |
| Oakland | 152 (14.6) |
| Los Angeles | 187 (17.9) |
| Pittsburgh | 172 (16.5) |
| Race/ethnicity, no. (%) | |
| African American | 348 (33.4) |
| White | 506 (48.5) |
| Chinese | 85 (8.2) |
| Japanese | 103 (9.9) |
| Education, no. (%) | |
| ≤ High school | 218 (20.9) |
| Some college/vocational | 373 (35.8) |
| ≥College | 450 (43.2) |
| Current smoker, no. (%), yes | 145 (13.9) |
| Menopausal status, no. (%) | |
| Premenopausal | 15 (1.4) |
| Early perimenopausal | 258 (24.8) |
| Late perimenopausal | 142 (13.6) |
| Postmenopausal | 603 (57.8) |
| Indeterminate | 24 (2.3) |
| Marital status, no. (%), married | 688 (66.1) |
| Antidepressant use, no. (%), yes | 208 (20.0) |
| Overall health, mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.9) |
| Employed, no. (%), yes | 814 (78.1) |
| Sleep problem, no. (%), yes | 532 (51.1) |
| Hot flashes bother, no. (%) | |
| Not at all | 78 (8.3) |
| Very little | 423 (45.6) |
| Moderately | 354 (38.2) |
| A lot | 73 (7.8) |
| Night sweats bother, no. (%) | |
| Not at all | 53 (7.7) |
| Very little | 271 (39.6) |
| Moderately | 275 (40.2) |
| A lot | 86 (12.5) |
| Age, mean (SD) (range: 49–60) | 53.0 (2.6) |
| BMI, mean (SD) (range: 16.3–61.2) | 29.1 (7.5) |
| Physical activity score, mean (SD) (range: 3–13.5) | 7.7 (1.8) |
| Symptom sensitivity, mean (SD) (range: 0–20) | 10.1 (3.5) |
| Negative affect, mean (SD) (range: 0.6–26.3) | 6.4 (4.3) |
| No. of hot flashes/wk, mean (SD) (range: 0–140) | 13.5 (19.7) |
| No. of night sweats/wk, mean (SD) (range: 0–72) | 6.2 (8.2) |
BMI, body mass index.