Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of participants included in the analytic sample

	SHARe AA		SHARe HA		GARNET EA		WHIMS+ EA		Total		P-Value
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Any vasomotor symptoms (e.g. hot flashes, night sweats)											<.001
No	1527	22.7	902	32.5	1144	34.9	1846	37.7	5419	30.6
Yes	5205	77.3	1876	67.5	2138	65.1	3057	62.3	12276	69.4
Smoking status											<.001
Never	3217	47.8	1741	62.7	1625	49.5	2520	51.4	9103	51.4
Past	2731	40.6	848	30.5	1276	38.9	2038	41.6	6893	39.0
Current	784	11.6	189	6.8	381	11.6	345	7.0	1699	9.6
Alcohol intake daily											<.001
nondrinker	4172	62.0	1435	51.7	1558	47.5	2009	41.0	9174	51.8
<= 1 drink	2257	33.5	1190	42.8	1323	40.3	2207	45.0	6977	39.4
> 1 drink	303	4.5	153	5.5	401	12.2	687	14.0	1544	8.7
Education											<.001
0-8 years	123	1.8	282	10.2	34	1.0	38	0.8	477	2.7
Some high school	468	7.0	219	7.9	150	4.6	174	3.5	1011	5.7
High school diploma/GED	870	12.9	485	17.5	758	23.1	1051	21.4	3164	17.9
School after high school	2671	39.7	1102	39.7	1375	41.9	2004	40.9	7152	40.4
College degree or higher	2600	38.6	690	24.8	965	29.4	1636	33.4	5891	33.3
Income, annual household											<.001
<$20,000	1810	26.9	912	32.8	824	25.1	1006	20.5	4552	25.7
$20,000-$49,999	2909	43.2	1141	41.1	1649	50.2	2585	52.7	8284	46.8
>$50,000	2013	29.9	725	26.1	809	24.6	1312	26.8	4859	27.5
Bilateral oophorectomy											<.001
No	5133	76.2	2280	82.1	2583	78.7	4271	87.1	14267	80.6
Yes	1599	23.8	498	17.9	699	21.3	632	12.9	3428	19.4
Menopausal hormone therapy use ever
No	3952	58.7	1344	48.4	2090	63.7	3348	68.3	10734	60.7
Yes	2780	41.3	1434	51.6	1192	36.3	1555	31.7	6961	39.3	<.001
Age (Mean, SD)	61.3	6.9	60.2	6.6	65.7	6.9	68.2	5.8	17695	63.8, 7.3	<.001
Body mass index, kg/m2 Mean, SD)	31.0	6.6	28.8	5.8	29.7	6.2	28.4	5.7	17695	29.7, 6.3	<.001
Physical Activity (Mean, SD)a	9.7	12.7	10.8	13.5	10.2	12.7	11.7	13.2	17695	10.5, 13.0	<.001

^aTotal energy expended from recreational physical activity (MET-hours/week)