Table 1.
Demographics of Study Subjects
| DHEAS Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 46.2 (2.6) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.2 (6.3) |
| Percent (N) | |
| Ethnicity: | |
| African American | 18.3 (26) |
| Caucasian | 61.3 (87) |
| Chinese | 9.9 (14) |
| Hispanic | 1.4 (2) |
| Japanese | 9.2 (13) |
| Menopause status: | |
| Premenopausal | 57.1 (80) |
| Early perimenopausal | 42.9 (60) |
| Hot flashes or night sweats in past 2 weeks (yes) | 38.0 (54) |
| Hot flashes (regardless of night sweats) in past 2 weeks (yes) | 25.4 (36) |
| Current smoking ( yes) | 16.2 (23) |
| Difficulty paying for basics: | |
| Very hard | 7.0 (10) |
| Somewhat hard | 27.5 (39) |
| Not hard at all | 65.5 (93) |