Table 1.
Demographic, Menopausal, and Sexual Intercourse-Related Characteristics of sexually active STRIDE women (n=363)
| Characteristic | n(%) |
|---|---|
| Age (Mean (SD), range | 52.3 (6.2), 41–67 |
| Race | |
| White | 288 (79.3) |
| African American | 61 (16.8) |
| Asian | 8 (2.2) |
| Native American | 2 (0.6) |
| Other | 4 (1.1) |
| Ethnicity (non-Hispanic) | 356 (98.1) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 41 (11.3) |
| Married/committed relationship | 276 (76.0) |
| Divorced | 39 (10.7) |
| Widowed | 7 (1.9) |
| Educational Attainment | |
| High school or less | 45 (12.4) |
| Some college | 88 (24.2) |
| Completed college | 97 (26.7) |
| Graduate degree | 133 (36.6) |
| Number of comorbid conditions | |
| 0 | 120 (33.1) |
| 1–2 | 185 (51.0) |
| 3 or more | 58 (16) |
| Menopausal status | |
| Premenopausal | 94 (25.9) |
| Early perimopausal | 55 (15.2) |
| Late perimenopausal | 26 (7.2) |
| Early postmenopausal | 64 (17.6) |
| Late postmenopausal | 60 (16.5) |
| Hysterectomy | 64 (17.6 |
| Current Hormone Therapy use (yes) | 30 (8.3) |
| Frequency of sexual intercourse | |
| Once or twice a month | 173 (47.7) |
| About once per week | 107 (29.5) |
| More than once a week | 76 (20.9) |
| Daily | 7 (1.9) |
| Pain with intercourse | |
| Never | 172 (47.4) |
| Almost never | 74 (20.4) |
| Sometimes | 83 (22.9) |
| Almost always | 18 (5.0) |
| Always | 16 (4.4) |
| Vaginal dryness | |
| Not at all | 147 (40.5) |
| Rarely | 51 (14.1) |
| Some of the time | 73 (20.1) |
| Most of the time | 52 (14.3) |
| All of the time | 40 (11.0) |
| Lubricant use | |
| Never | 169 (46.6) |
| Almost never | 28 (7.7) |
| Sometimes | 48 (13.2) |
| Almost always | 48 (13.2) |
| Always | 70 (19.3) |