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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2018 Jul;25(7):744–752. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001083

Table 3.

Mean Scores and Estimates of Symptom Burden Difference Between Menstruating (n = 118) and Amenorrheic Groups (n = 104) adjusting for age, duration of HIV infection and number of HIV Associated non-AIDS (HANA) conditions

Menstruating (n = 118) Amenorrhea (n = 104) Difference
Symptom Score SE Score SE Beta SE Adjusted p
General
 Overall low energy/fatigue* 0.75 0.21 1.29 0.19 0.55 0.24 0.03
 Cough 0.21 0.09 0.27 0.08 0.06 0.10 0.54
 Fever/night sweats/chills 0.14 0.12 0.24 0.11 0.10 0.14 0.45
 Shortness of breath with activity 0.37 0.15 0.30 0.14 −0.06 0.16 0.70
Gastrointestinal
 Nausea/vomiting 0.18 0.14 0.23 0.12 0.04 0.15 0.78
 Diarrhea 0.40 0.16 0.38 0.15 −0.02 0.18 0.93
 Constipation/gas/bloating 0.47 0.16 0.49 0.14 0.03 0.18 0.88
 Heartburn/reflux 0.28 0.12 0.29 0.11 0.01 0.14 0.96
 Thirst/dry mouth 0.34 0.15 0.30 0.13 −0.05 0.17 0.77
 Changes in appetite 0.17 0.14 0.26 0.13 0.10 0.16 0.52
 Unplanned weight loss/gain 0.12 0.14 0.38 0.13 0.25 0.16 0.10
Pain
 Muscle aches/joint pain* 0.99 0.23 1.47 0.21 0.48 0.25 0.05
Neurological
 Lightheadedness/dizziness 0.39 0.14 0.29 0.12 −0.10 0.16 0.53
 Neuropathy (numbness or tingling in hands/feet) 0.77 0.19 0.81 0.17 0.04 0.21 0.84
 Ringing in ears/noise intolerance 0.17 0.11 0.30 0.10 0.14 0.12 0.26
 Clumsy walking/balance difficulty/dropping things frequently 0.39 0.13 0.25 0.11 −0.14 0.14 0.31
Cognitive
 Speech difficulties (e.g. slowed speech, reversing numbers, words) 0.13 0.10 0.11 0.09 −0.01 0.11 0.94
 Difficulty concentrating/easily distracted 0.17 0.17 0.47 0.15 0.31 0.18 0.10
 Difficulty remembering things 0.32 0.18 0.55 0.16 0.24 0.20 0.23
Sleep
 Difficulty falling asleep* 0.66 0.24 1.22 0.21 0.56 0.27 0.04
 Difficulty staying asleep 0.65 0.22 0.99 0.19 0.35 0.25 0.17
Mood/Emotions
 Anxiety or fear (e.g. feeling nervous) 0.65 0.22 0.84 0.19 0.19 0.25 0.44
 Depression (e.g. feeling worthless, hopeless) 0.78 0.24 1.15 0.21 0.35 0.27 0.19
Eyes/Vision
 Dry eyes 0.15 0.14 0.35 0.13 0.20 0.16 0.21
Urogenital
 Difficulty with urination 0.18 0.10 0.21 0.09 0.03 0.10 0.77
 Pain or discomfort during sex 0.02 0.08 0.06 0.08 0.04 0.10 0.67
 Decreased sex drive 0.12 0.15 0.30 0.13 0.18 0.17 0.28
+

symptom #26, erectile dysfunction, removed from the follow-up female survey;

*

= significant p value = ≤ 0.05 for linear mixed model; Beta= regression coefficient, SE = standard error