Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants overall and population comparisons for sleep difficulty (N=623)
| Total (n=623) n(%)a |
Women reporting sleep difficulty (n= 338) n(%)a |
Odds (95% Confidence Interval) of reporting sleep difficulty | p-value | |
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| Menopausal Status | ||||
| Premenopausal | 137 (22) | 50 (15) | 1 | <0.001 |
| Early Perimenopausal | 71 (11) | 42 (12) | 2.5 (1.4-4.5) | |
| Late Perimenopausal | 40 (6) | 22 (7) | 2.1 (1.0-4.3) | |
| Early Postmenopausal | 111 (18) | 60 (18) | 2.0 (1.2-3.4) | |
| Late Postmenopausal | 131 (21) | 77 (21) | 2.5 (1.5-4.1) | |
| Hysterectomy | 133 (21) | 87 (21) | 3.3 (2.0-5.4) | |
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| Hot Flashes and Bother | ||||
| Neither | 385 (62) | 177 (52) | 1 | <0.001 |
| Hot flashes without bother | 38 (6) | 20 (6) | 1.3 (0.7-2.5) | |
| Hot flashes with bother | 200 (32) | 141 (42) | 2.8 (2.0-4.0) | |
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| Hot flash-associated Work Interference (yes) | 152 (24) | 118 (35) | 4.0 (2.6-6.0) | <0.001 |
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| Hot flash- associated Social Activities (yes) | 134 (22) | 107 (32) | 4.4 (2.8-7.0) | <0.001 |
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| Hot flash- associated Leisure Activities (yes) | 135 (22) | 111 (33) | 5.3 (3.3-8.6) | <0.001 |
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| Race (non-white) | 163 (26) | 86 (25) | 0.9 (0.6-1.3) | NSb |
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| Tobacco use (yes) | 95 (15) | 71 (21) | 2.9 (1.8-4.7) | <0.001 |
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| Education | ||||
| <= High School | 94 (15) | 63 (19) | 1 | <0.001 |
| Some College | 172 (28) | 107 (32) | 0.8 (0.5-1.4) | |
| Completed College | 146 (23) | 70 (21) | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) | |
| Graduate Degree | 211 (34) | 98 (29) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7) | |
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| Medical comorbidities | ||||
| 0 | 155 (25) | 71 (21) | 1 | 0.04 |
| 1-2 | 347 (56) | 192 (57) | 1.4 (1.0-2.1) | |
| ≥3 | 121 (19) | 74 (22) | 1.8 (1.1-2.9) | |
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| Hormone Therapy use (yes) | 52 (8) | 35 (10) | 1.8 (1.0-3.3) | <0.05 |
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| Marital Status (not married) | 261 (42) | 155 (46) | 1.4 (1.0-2.0) | 0.03 |
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| Hazardous drinking (yes) | 58 (9) | 38 (11) | 1.8 (1.0-3.0) | NSb |
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| Physical activity (yes) | 394 (63) | 205 (61) | 0.8 (0.6-1.1) | NSb |
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| Age (mean (sdc)) | 53 (6) | 54 (6) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | NSb |
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| Emotional well being (mean (sdc)) | 46 (11) | 44 (11) | 0.9 (0.9-1.0) | <0.001 |
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| Body Mass Index (mean (sdc)) | 30 (8) | 30 (8) | 1.0 (1.0-1.0) | NSb |
a
N(%): number with percentage unless indicated with mean(sd);
b
NS: non-significant;
c
sd: standard deviation