Table 1.
Demographic, menopause symptom, and cognitive performance data (means and standard deviations) for the cognitive complainer (CC) and non-complainer (NC) groups. Differences were found for Cognitive Complaint Index (t(21) = 7.06, p < .001) and for the Beck Depression Inventory score (t(21) = 2.50, p = .02). No group differences on any menopause symptom or cognitive performance measures were found.
| Group | ||
|---|---|---|
| CC N=12 | NC N=11 | |
| Age (y) | 57.1 (2.3) | 56.8 (1.9) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.0 (3.5) | 23.7 (2.4) |
| Education (y) | 16.0 (2.4) | 16.7 (1.9) |
| Years since menopause (y) | 6.4 (4.3) | 7.3 (3.5) |
| Prior postmenopausal hormone use (yes/no) | 4/12 | 2/11 |
| Duration of hormone use (y) | 0.79 (1.8) | 0.64 (1.5) |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory Total score | 2.83 (3.3) | 3.73 (2.2) |
| Menopause Symptom Checklist | .33 (.15) | .24 (.12) |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 5.3 (2.3) | 3.0 (2.6) |
| Cognitive Complaint Index (%) | 29.3 (9.6) | 8.1 (5.1) |
| N-back performance | ||
| 0-back percent correct | 88.2 (6.1) | 89.0 (6.3) |
| 1-back percent correct | 85.4 (9.4) | 89.1 (3.3) |
| 2-back percent correct | 72.5 (15.0) | 76.3 (15.0) |
| 3-back percent correct | 71.3 (16.8) | 66.0 (16.4) |
| SRT performance | ||
| Total Immediate Recall | 74.8 (16.1) | 72.5 (12.6) |