Table 5.

Convergent & Discriminant Validity in the Vasomotor and Psychosocial Subscales

MENQOL	Kupperman Index				Symptom Diary
	HFa	PPb	NIc	DMd	HFa	NSe	MCf
Vasomotor subscale	0.614*** (107)		0.176 (107)		0.432*** (105)	0.410*** (100)	0.097 (89)
					0.478*** (100)
Psychosocial subscale	0.082 (108)		0.724*** (108)		−0.032 (105)	0.061 (100)	0.481*** (89)
					−0.018 (100)

^***p < 0.001

Tabled values represent r; parenthesized numbers indicate n of correlation. Convergent validity represented on left diagonal and discriminant validity represented on right diagonal.

^aHF = hot flash item;

^bPP = profuse perspiration item;

^cNI = nervous irritability item;

^dDM = depressive mood item;

^eNS = night sweat item;

^fMC = mood change item