Table III.

Results of multiple logistic regression analysis to predict vasomotor report.

	Hot Flashes		Night Sweats		Both hot flashes and night sweats
	OR	CI	OR	CI	OR	CI
Place of Birth
Spain	-	-	-	-	-	-
Latinamerica	0.7*	(0.4–0.9)	1.0	(0.7–1.5)	0.8	(0.5–1.3)
Menopause Status
Pre-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peri-	3.4**	(2.1–5.7)	1.7*	(1.0–2.9)	2.5**	(1.4–4.4)
Post-	2.3**	(1.4–3.5)	1.7*	(1.1–2.7)	2.1**	(1.2–3.5)
Induced	2.1*	(1.1–3.8)	1.5	(0.8–2.9)	1.7	(0.8–3.5)
Education
Less	-	-	-	-	-	-
Graduate school	0.7	(0.5–1.0)	1.1	(0.7–1.7)	0.8	(0.5–1.3)
Smoking (current)
No	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yes	0.9	(0.6–1.4)	1.2	(0.8–1.8)	1.1	(0.7–1.8)
Alcohol consumption
Never or<1/month	-	-	-	-	-	-
1/month to 1/ day	1.2	(0.8–1.8)	0.9	(0.6–1.4)	0.9	(0.6–1.4)
Every day	0.9	(0.5–1.7)	1.1	(0.6–2.2)	0.9	(0.4–1.8)
Self-rated health status
Fair or Poor	-	-	-	-	-	-
Good or better	0.7	(0.4–1.0)	0.6*	(0.4–1.0)	0.6*	(0.4–0.9)
Hormone Therapy (current)
No	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yes	0.6	(0.3–1.3)	1.2	(0.5–2.5)	1.2	(0.5–2.6)
Parity
No	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yes	0.6	(0.4–1.1)	0.6	(0.4–1.1)	0.6	(0.4–1.1)
BMI
Normal	-	-	-	-	-	-
Overweight	1.1	(0.7–1.5)	1.2	(0.8–1.7)	1.0	(0.7–1.6)
Obese	1.1	(0.7–1.9)	1.2	(0.7–2.0)	1.2	(0.7–2.3)
Exercise
Non or light	-	-	-	-	-	-
Moderate or heavy	1.0	(0.7–1.4)	1.2	(0.8–1.8)	1.2	(0.8–1.8)
Cardiovascular symptomsb
No	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yes	1.6*	(1.1–2.2)	1.8**	(1.3–2.7)	1.6*	(1.0–2.4)

^*p<0.05;

^**p< 0.01

Cases included in the model N=574; N= 273 (Spain); N=301 (Latin-America) Factors were simultaneously adjusted for one another in multiple logistic regression models

^bCardiovascular symptoms category refers to having experienced in the last month any of the following: palpitations, chest pressure, or shortness of breath.