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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2010 Nov–Dec;17(6):1136–1145. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181e664dc

TABLE 2.

Distribution of Study Variables by the Presence/Absence of Vasomotor Symptoms

Continuous Variables VMS (Yes) VMS (No) p-value*
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Age at screening (years) 55.1 (2.9) 55.3 (2.8) 0.35
Body-mass index (kg/m2) 30.4 (6.1) 31.4 (6.6) 0.04
Waist circumference (cm) 91.1 (14.1) 93.3 (14.9) 0.05
Hip circumference (cm) 111.3 (13.2) 112.8 (12.9) 0.15
Systolic BP (mm Hg) 124.8 (15.5) 123.4 (16.6) 0.21
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) 77.7(8.7) 77.1 (9.6) 0.35
Pack years of smoking 10.6 (17.8) 9.7 (16.1) 0.5
Total energy expenditure/wk (MET-hours) 10.0 (12.3) 9.9 (15.5) 0.96
Categorical Variables VMS (Yes) VMS (No) p-value*
% (N) % (N)
Agatston score > 0 54.9 (385) 49.5 (103) 0.21
Race/ethnicity 0.009
- White 73.8 (517) 76.9 (160)
- Black 18.8 (132) 10.6 (22
- Hispanic 5.4 (38) 9.6 (20)
- American Indian 0.9 (6) 1.0 (2)
- Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 (2) 0.0 (0)
- Unknown 0.9 (6) 1.9 (4)
Baseline income (< $35,000) 38.8 (262) 39.5 (77) 0.86
Education 0.59
- High school/GED or less 26.2 (182) 24.2 (50)
- School after high school 43.5 (302) 47.3 (98)
- College degree or higher 30.4 (211) 28.5 (59)
HRT arm (CEE group) 50.2 (352) 51.9 (108) 0.67
HRT use status <0.01
- Never used 42.1 (295) 60.6 (126)
- Past user 34.5 (242) 21.6 (45)
- Current user 23.4 (164) 17.8 (37)
Bilateral oophorectomy 38 (257) 39.3 (75) 0.79
Alcohol consumption 0.32
- Non Drinker 45.1 (315) 51.0 (106)
- <= 1 drink/day 45.6 (318) 40.4 (84)
- > 1 drink/day 9.3 (65) 8.7 (18)
Antihypertensive medication use at Baseline 26.0 (182) 20.7 (43) 0.11
Baseline hypertension 0.4
- Normotensive: < 120/80 and no meds 28.7 (201) 33.2 (69)
- Prehypertensive: [120,140)/[80,90) and no meds 33.4 (234) 32.7 (68)
- Hypertensive: >= 140/90 or on medication 37.9 (266) 34.1 (71)
History high cholesterol or taking lipid-lowering med 9.8 (69) 11.1 (23) 0.66
Antihyperlipidemic use (including statins) 4.9 (34) 6.3 (13) 0.47
History treated diabetes or taking anti-diabetic med 5.0 (35) 4.3 (9) 0.66
Family History of MI 47.2 (317) 47.4 (93) 0.98
*

Adjusted for age