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Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2008 Jan–Feb;15(1):16–22.

TABLE 4.

Childhood abuse/neglect and hot flashes or night sweats by race

	White (n = 222)		African American (n = 110)
	Hot flashes OR (CI)	Night sweats OR (CI)	Hot flashes OR (CI)	Night sweats OR (CI)
Any childhood abuse or neglect	1.31 (0.83–2.05)	1.58 (1.03–2.43)^a	1.93 (1.11–3.36)^a	2.62 (1.44–4.77)^b
Age	1.13 (1.07–1.20)^c	1.06 (1.00–1.12)^d	1.14 (1.04–1.25)^a	1.07 (0.99–1.16)
Education
≤ High school	1.15 (0.65–2.06)	1.05 (0.61–1.81)	2.20 (1.20–4.02)^a	2.54 (1.26–5.12)^b
Some college	1.28 (0.79–2.08)	1.41 (0.87–2.28)	2.50 (1.21–5.18)^a	2.21 (1.14–4.28)^a
≥ College	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
BMI	1.01 (0.98–1.05)	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	1.02 (0.98–1.06)	1.02 (0.99–1.05)
Smoking	1.51 (0.79–2.89)	1.02 (0.61–1.69)	1.02 (0.60–1.73)	1.55 (1.00–2.39)^a
Menopause status
Premenopausal	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Early perimenopausal	1.62 (1.11–2.36)^a	1.64 (1.11–2.42)^a	1.90 (1.13–3.21)^a	1.70 (0.94–3.06)^d
Late perimenopausal	3.23 (1.85–5.62)^c	2.94 (1.83–4.71)^c	6.64 (3.05–14.47)^c	3.70 (1.75–7.80)^b
Postmenopausal	2.82 (1.44–5.52)^b	2.42 (1.31–4.47)^b	4.37 (1.78–10.70)^b	2.57 (1.09–6.06)^a
Indeterminate	3.45 (1.78–6.68)^c	3.11 (1.66–5.80)^c	3.35 (1.21–9.27)^a	2.40 (0.92–6.23)^d
Depressive symptoms	1.04 (1.01–1.06)^b	1.02 (1.00–1.04)	1.04 (1.01–1.07)^b	1.03 (1.01–1.05)^b

OR, odds ratio; BMI, body mass index.

^a

P < 0.05.

^b

P < 0.01.

^c

P < 0.0001.

^d

P < 0.10.