Table 2.

Frequency of symptoms by race/ethnicity

	Total sample	White women	Black women	p-value
	(n), %	(n), %	(n), %
Lack of energy	(66), 55.0%	(31), 57.4%	(35), 53.0%	0.632
Feeling blue/ depressed	(42), 34.7%	(18), 32.7%	(24), 36.4%	0.676
Backaches	(58), 47.9%	(23), 42.6%	(35), 52.2%	0.291
Headaches	(66), 53.7%	(27), 49.1%	(39), 57.4%	0.361
Aches/stiffness in joints	(71), 58.7%	(27), 50.9%	(44), 64.7%	0.127
Shortness of breath	(22), 18.2%	(8), 14.8%	(14), 20.9%	0.389
Hot flashes	(49), 39.8%	(18), 33.3%	(31), 44.9%	0.192
Trouble sleeping	(58), 47.5%	(30), 55.6%	(28), 41.2%	0.114
Nervous tension	(42), 34.4%	(24), 43.6%	(18), 26.9%	0.052
Pins and needles in hands/feet	(30), 24.4%	(10), 18.2%	(20), 29.4%	0.149

Differences with a p value < 0.20 bolded for inclusion as a covariate in logistic regressions