Table 6. Summary of Symptom Clusters that Were Relatively Consistent Across Dimensions and Time.
| Symptom Cluster | Symptoms Within the Cluster | Occurrence | Severity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | ||
| Pain/Discomfort Symptom Cluster | Backache/neckache | 0.578 | 0.536 | 0.507 | 0.618 |
| General body aches | 0.973 | 0.902 | 0.740 | 0.897 | |
| Joint pain or stiffness | 0.745 | 0.751 | 0.569 | 0.625 | |
| Numbness or tingling | 0.675 | 0.443 | |||
| Painful/tender breasts | 0.520 | ||||
| Weight gain | 0.409 | ||||
| Headache | 0.466 | ||||
| Percent agreement | 85.7 | 42.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | |
| Hormonal Symptom Cluster | Daytime sweats | 0.825 | 0.922 | 0.835 | 0.897 |
| Hot flashes | 0.939 | 0.885 | 0.962 | 0.848 | |
| Night sweats | 0.839 | 0.872 | 0.849 | 0.832 | |
| Vaginal dryness | 0.431 | 0.485 | |||
| General body aches | 0.427 | ||||
| Numbness or tingling | 0.506 | ||||
| Weight gain | 0.413 | ||||
| Percent agreement | 57.1 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 42.9 | |