Table 9.
Coefficients (vector loadings) of 1st and 2nd canonical variate equations defined by symptoms according to Green’s Menopausal Score (GMS) on early-postmenopausal women computed for Maca-GO treatment sequences applied intermittently with Placebo using the GMS data from the previous part (1) and the present part of the study (Total n=146 women)
| Symptom | Coefficients of 1st canonical variate equations from GMS |
Coefficients of 2nd canonical variate equations from GMS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 0 | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 0 | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | |
| Abnormally-fast heart rate | -0.320 | -1.612 | -1.526 | 0.810 | -0.649 | 0.031 | 0.274 | -0.152 | 0.216 | 0.719 |
| Nervousness | -1.214 | 0.019 | 0.411 | 0.978 | -0.706 | 0.589 | 0.441 | 0.178 | 0.646 | 0.072 |
| Difficulty falling asleep | 0.180 | 0.285 | -0.150 | 0.016 | 0.648 | 0.361 | 0.265 | -0.136 | -0.150 | -0.395 |
| Excessive alertness | 0.903 | 0.376 | 0.475 | -0.608 | 0.293 | -0.252 | -0.239 | 0.041 | -0.037 | 0.269 |
| Sudden feeling of anxiety | 0.767 | 0.444 | -0.028 | -0.658 | -3.456 | -0.248 | 1.263 | -0.377 | 0.575 | 1.353 |
| Difficulty concentrating | -0.026 | 0.338 | 0.406 | 0.381 | -0.054 | 0.135 | 0.246 | -0.677 | -0.128 | 1.004 |
| Feeling of tiredness/lack of energy | -0.110 | -0.106 | 0.250 | -0.023 | -0.154 | -0.277 | 0.177 | 0.159 | 0.009 | 0.725 |
| Lack of interest | -0.248 | 0.223 | 0.016 | -0.456 | -0.825 | -0.052 | 0.040 | -0.024 | 0.451 | 1.661 |
| Unhappy/depressed | -0.027 | 0.033 | -0.109 | 0.272 | 0.483 | 0.549 | 0.083 | -0.895 | -0.455 | -0.314 |
| Excessive crying | -0.926 | -0.346 | 0.010 | 0.572 | 2.124 | 0.159 | -1.050 | 0.773 | 0.432 | 0.842 |
| Irritability | -0.375 | 0.119 | 0.331 | -0.460 | 1.476 | -0.819 | 0.145 | -0.802 | -0.161 | -1.578 |
| Loss of consciousness | -0.198 | 0.552 | 0.252 | 0.698 | 0.466 | -0.497 | -0.609 | 0.514 | 0.668 | -1.237 |
| Nervous tension | 0.274 | 0.480 | 0.477 | 0.323 | 1.112 | -0.227 | -0.332 | 0.786 | 0.249 | 2.038 |
| Numbness / “pins & needles” | -0.202 | -0.180 | -0.027 | -0.720 | 0.434 | -0.162 | 0.122 | 0.499 | 0.271 | -1.574 |
| Headaches | 0.357 | -0.078 | 0.312 | -0.056 | -0.506 | -0.339 | -0.327 | -0.038 | 0.542 | 1.443 |
| Muscle and joint aches and pains | 0.146 | 0.158 | -0.095 | 0.376 | -0.554 | -0.042 | 0.243 | -0.326 | -0.107 | -1.117 |
| Loss of feeling in feet & hands | -0.043 | -0.170 | -0.037 | -0.040 | 0.379 | 0.283 | 0.037 | 0.007 | 0.135 | 2.164 |
| Difficulty breathing | 0.283 | 0.363 | 0.534 | -1.112 | 6.352 | 0.397 | 0.243 | 0.592 | 1.414 | -1.839 |
| Hot flushes | 0.165 | 0.500 | 0.049 | 0.104 | -1.696 | 0.249 | 0.540 | -0.716 | -0.287 | -1.244 |
| Excessive night sweating | -0.612 | -0.144 | -0.316 | -0.049 | 0.912 | -0.204 | -0.283 | -0.188 | -0.324 | 0.156 |
| Loss of interest in sex life | -0.086 | 0.175 | -0.383 | 0.466 | -0.340 | -0.308 | -0.287 | 0.579 | -0.995 | 1.365 |