Table 1.

Specific Characteristics of Subjects

Subject	Age	Race*	Education**	Reason for Menopause	Current General Health Status	Severity of HF, Daily	CAM*** Use	Prior Acupuncture Use
A	58	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Natural	Fair	Very Severe	Yes	Yes
B	46	Caucasian	College	Peri-menopausal	Very Good	Very Severe	Yes	No
C	62	Caucasian	College	Natural	Very Good	Severe	Yes	Yes
D	53	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Chemotherapy	Very Good	Moderate	No	No
E	65	Caucasian	College	Natural	Good	Severe	Yes	No
F	62	Caucasian	College	Natural	Good	Severe	Yes	Yes
G	38	Caucasian	College	Surgical	Very Good	Severe	Yes	No
H	79	AA	High School	Surgical	Good	Severe	No	No
I	62	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Natural	Good	Moderate	Yes	No
J	53	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Chemotherapy	Very Good	Very Severe	Yes	Yes
K	69	AA	College	Natural	Good	Mild	No	No
L	73	AA	High School	Natural	Good	Mild	Yes	No
M	42	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Chemotherapy	Very Good	Mild	Yes	No
N	49	Caucasian	College	Chemotherapy	Very Good	Mild	No	No
O	73	AA	High School	Surgical	Fair	Severe	No	No
P	48	AA	Grad/Prof	Chemotherapy	Very Good	Severe	Yes	No
Q	59	AA	Grad/Prof	Surgical	Good	Moderate	No	No
R	51	AA	College	Natural	Very Good	Moderate	No	No
S	56	AA	College	Natural	Fair	Very Severe	Yes	No
T	45	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Chemotherapy	Good	Moderate	Yes	No
U	54	AA	College	Chemotherapy	Excellent	Mild	Yes	No
V	60	AA	High School	Surgical	Fair	Mild	Yes	No
W	57	Caucasian	Grad/Prof	Natural	Excellent	Moderate	No	No
X	67	AA	College	Natural	Good	Mild	No	No
Y	48	AA	Grad/Prof	Surgical	Good	Mild	No	No

^*Race: AA=African American

^**Education: Grad/Prof=Graduate or Professional

^***CAM: Complementary and Alternative Medicine