Table 1.
Group Differences in Demographics and Menopausal Symptoms
| BCS % (n) |
MW % (n) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | 0.642 | ||
| Latina | 1 (1) | 2 (3) | |
| Non-Latina | 99 (98) | 98 (135) | |
| Race | <.001 | ||
| White/Caucasian | 86 (85) | 57 (78) | |
| Other | 14 (14) | 43 (60) | |
| Marital | <.001 | ||
| Married / living with partner | 75 (74) | 53 (73) | |
| Single, widowed | 20 (20) | 4 (5) | |
| Other | 5 (5) | 43 (60) | |
| Employment | 0.841 | ||
| Full time | 63 (62) | 65 (90) | |
| Part time | 13 (13) | 14 (19) | |
| Not employed | 24 (24) | 21 (29) | |
| Difficulty paying for basics | 0.024 | ||
| None | 82 (81) | 66 (91) | |
| Some | 15 (15) | 27 (37) | |
| A lot 3 (3) | 7 (10) | ||
| Smoker | 0.393 | ||
| Never | 72 (71) | 59 (81) | |
| Former or current | 28 (28) | 41 (57) | |
| Menopausal status | 0.088 | ||
| Early peri / late peri | 1 (1) | 5 (6) | |
| Early post | 9 (9) | 16 (21) | |
| Late post | 90 (85) | 79 (102) | |
| Current use of hot flash treatments | 0.031 | ||
| No | 41 (40) | 55 (76) | |
| yes | 59 (58) | 45 (62) | |
| Use of SERM | <.001 | ||
| No, not currently | 64 (63) | 99 (136) | |
| Yes, currently | 36 (36) | 1 (2) | |
| Use of AI | <.001 | ||
| No, not currently | 75 (74) | 100 (138) | |
| Yes, currently | 25 (25) | 0 (0) | |
| (M, SD) | (M, SD) | p | |
| Age | 53.10 (8.10) | 52.36 (5.17) | 0.388 |
| Body mass index | 28.80 (6.02) | 30.17 (8.01) | 0.136 |
| Years of education | 15.22 (2.48) | 14.78 (2.13) | 0.146 |
| Concurrent medications | 2.74 (2.00) | 1.96 (1.93) | 0.003 |
| Comorbid conditions | 2.11 (1.05) | 1.46 (1.35) | <.001 |
| Years since last menses | 7.57 (7.61) | 6.32 (7.00) | 0.211 |
| Electronic hot flash diary days | 3.82 (3.30) | 4.00 (2.65) | 0.600 |
| 24-hour hot flash frequency | 6.94 (4.30) | 6.34 (4.39) | 0.303 |
| 24-hour hot flash severity | 2.07 (1.59) | 2.08 (1.65) | 0.940 |
| 24-hour hot flash bother | 1.83 (1.49) | 1.88 (1.63) | 0.818 |
| Total hot flash related daily interference | 39.98 (24.61) | 45.49 (24.08) | 0.091 |
| Perceived control over hot flashes | 37.59 (5.05) | 37.61 (4.72) | 0.9741 |
| POMS total mood disturbance | 39.04 (22.48) | 45.62 (24.86) | 0.0418 |
| PSQI Global sleep | 7.84 (3.19) | 8.07 (3.68) | 0.620 |
SERM = selective estrogen receptor modulator, AI = aromatase inhibitor