Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population

Demographic Characteristics	HIV + (N= 33)	HIV − (N= 33)	P-Value
Age (years)	47 (45,48)	47 (46,49)	0.06
% older than median split	33% (11)	45% (15)	0.31
Race: %(#)
Non-White	64% (21)	52% (17)	0.32
Hispanic Ethnicity	15% (5)	12% (4)	0.72
Body Mass Index	28.6±6.5	28.7±5.6	0.98
Current Smoker % (#)	70% (23)	42% (14)	0.03*
History of Substance Abuse % (#)	76% (25)	36% (12)	0.001**
Current Methadone use % (#)	9% (3)	6% (2)	0.64
Current selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use % (#)	33% (11)	18% (6)	0.16
Menopause-Related Clinical Characteristics
Total Number of Periods in the Past Year	5 (4,9)	6 (4,10)	0.53
Experienced hot flashes 8 or more days in the past 4 weeks (range:0–28 days)†	67% (22)	42% (14)	0.048*
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (mIU/mL) ††	24 (8,53)	35 (15,63)	0.19
Estradiol (pg/mL) †††	60 (32, 206)	81 (44,154)	0.61
(pmol/L)	220 (118,756)	297 (162,565)
HIV-Related Characteristics
Duration of HIV (years)	14± 6	-	-
Currently taking Antiretroviral Therapy % (#)	91% (30)	-	-
Current NRTI use	91% (30)	-	-
Current NNRTI use	9% (3)	-	-
Current PI use	45% (15)	-	-
CD4 count (#/mm3)††††	686±432	-	-
Nadir CD4 count (#/mm3)†††††	199 (60,290)	-	-

Data are reported as % (N) for categorical variables, and for continuous variables, as mean/SD or median (IQR=interquartile range) for data that were not normally distributed.

^*=P<0.05,

^**=P<0.01.

^†Median hot flash frequency split. Missing values are not included in the calculation: N=2,

^†††Missing values not included in calculation: N=3,

^††††Missing values not included in calculation: N=7,

^{†††††}Missing values not included in calculation: N=3. PI = protease inhibitor; NRTI = nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; NNRTI = non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.