Table 3.

Differences in background characteristics among the clusters.

Variables	Cluster 2 Vs Cluster 1 Adjusted OR(95% CI)	Cluster 3 Vs Cluster 1 Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Cluster 4 Vs Cluster 1 Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Family Income
Very Hard		1.82(1.07-3.09)*	4.18(2.15-8.13)**
Somewhat hard		1.43(0.97-2.13)	2.56(1.47-4.48)**
Not hard to pay		1.00	1.00
Social support
None of time		2.45(1.47-4.07)**	2.36(1.15-4.82)*
A little of the time		1.61(1.04-2.56)*	1.94(1.04-3.64)*
Some of the time		1.20(0.74-1.94)	2.45(1.31-4.58)**
Most of the time		1.00	1.00
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	0.98(0.61-1.57)
N-H Asian	0.47(0.25-0.89)*
N-H African	0.76(0.48-1.21)
N-H White	1.00
BMI
Overweight (25 to <30)	1.25(0.80-1.94)
Obese (≥ 30)	1.70(1.10-2.63)*
Normal	1.00
Perceived general health
Unhealthy	1.57(1.03-2.41)*	1.53(1.0-2.34)*	4.18(2.60-6.73)**
healthy	1.00	1.00	1.00
Diagnosed disease(s)
Yes		1.65(1.15-2.36)**	2.04(1.30-3.21)**
No		1.00	1.00
Access to health care
No	1.80(1.02-3.17)*	1.83(1.06-3.15)*	1.97(1.01-3.84)*
Yes	1.00	1.00	1.00
Menopausal Status
Early/late peri	1.66(1.07-2.58)*	2.00(1.31-3.05)**	4.97(2.54-9.70)**
Post menopause	1.35(0.89-2.05)	0.92(0.60-1.41)	2.65(1.37-5.13)**
Pre menopause	1.00	1.00	1.00

Note. Cluster 1=low total symptom group/cluster 2=moderate physical and psychosomatic symptom group/cluster 3=moderate psychological symptom group/and cluster 4=high total symptom group.

Ten independent variables including education, employment, family income, country of birth, race/ethnicity, body mass index, perceived general health, diagnosed disease, access to health care, and menopausal status were adjusted and only significant variables were presented in this table.

^*p<.05,

^**p<.01