Table 1.
SWAN baseline characteristics by vaginal dryness frequency in past two weeks (1996–2013)
| % (N) or Mean (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic at Baseline | None (N=2637) | Any (N=637) | p-value |
| Partnered sexual activity in past 6 months | 74.8 (1925) | 84.4 (528) | <0.0001 |
| Married/living as married | 64.5 (1670) | 73.3 (462) | <0.0001 |
| Menopausal status: | <0.0001 | ||
| Premenopausal | 55.9 (1456) | 46.4 (292) | |
| Early perimenopausal | 44.1 (1147) | 53.6 (337) | |
| Age, years | 46.3 (2.7) | 46.5 (2.8) | 0.104 |
| Race/ethnicity: | <0.0001 | ||
| White | 47.1 (1241) | 47.3 (301) | |
| African American | 28.3 (746) | 26.8 (171) | |
| Chinese | 7.8 (205) | 7.1 (45) | |
| Hispanic | 7.5 (197) | 13.8 (88) | |
| Japanese | 9.4 (248) | 5.0 (32) | |
| Current smoking | 17.3 (453) | 17.4 (110) | 0.953 |
| BMI (kg/m2): | 0.856 | ||
| <25 | 40.4 (1051) | 40.1 (252) | |
| 25 – 29.9 | 26.9 (699) | 26.1 (164) | |
| 30+ | 32.8 (853) | 33.9 (213) | |
| Self-reported health: | 0.001 | ||
| Excellent | 22.4 (581) | 17.2 (108) | |
| Very good | 37.0 (958) | 33.8 (212) | |
| Good | 28.3 (733) | 32.6 (205) | |
| Fair/Poor | 12.4 (321) | 16.4 (103) | |
| CES-D ≥ 16 | 22.4 (590) | 31.5 (200) | <0.0001 |
| Anxiety score ≥ 4 | 20.1 (524) | 33.6 (212) | <0.0001 |
| Symptom sensitivity score | 10.1 (3.6) | 10.5 (3.5) | 0.043 |
| Frequency of intercourse* | 0.070 | ||
| <monthly | 0.7 (13) | 1.2 (6) | |
| 1 – 2 times/month | 35.7 (678) | 30.7 (160) | |
| At least weekly | 63.7 (1210) | 68.1 (355) | |
| Frequency of pain with intercourse* | <0.0001 | ||
| Never | 61.7 (1180) | 13.3 (181) | |
| Almost never | 22.2 (425) | 23.7 (124) | |
| Sometimes | 14.7 (281) | 36.1 (189) | |
| Almost always | 1.2 (22) | 4.0 (21) | |
| Always | 0.3 (5) | 1.7 (9) | |
| Frequency of lubricant use* | <0.0001 | ||
| Never | 82.3 (1576) | 47.2 (248) | |
| Almost never | 7.0 (133) | 10.7 (56) | |
| Sometimes | 6.7 (129) | 21.9 (115) | |
| Almost always | 2.0 (38) | 11.8 (62) | |
| Always | 2.0 (39) | 8.6 (45) | |
P values are from X2 and t-tests
*
Participants with partnered sexual activity in past 6 months only