Table 2. Comparison of duration of hot flashes per minute in the study groups before and after intervention.
Outcome | Group | Before intervention mean | Adjusted meana | Cohen's d 95% CIb | ANOVA/ANCOVA | |
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F | P value | |||||
Duration of hot flashes per minute | Menohelp | 4.76 ± 0.47 | 4.32 ± 2.62 | 0.07 (−0.23 to 0.37) | 1.96 | 0.16 |
Placebo | 4.61 ± 0.67 | 4.13 ± 2.74 | ||||
Frequency of hot flashes | Menohelp | 7.61 ± 3.78 | 2.43 ± 3.77 | 0.02 (−0.33 to 0.28) | 0.14 | 0.71 |
Placebo | 6.93 ± 2.38 | 2.3 ± 4.07 | ||||
Intensity of hot flashes | Menohelp | 2.71 ± 0.54 | 2.02 ± 1.67 | 0.06 (−0.24 to 0.37) | 0.95 | 0.33 |
Placebo | 2.66 ± 0.59 | 1.91 ± 1.74 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
CI: confidence interval.
aAdjusted for before intervention score. bCohen's d effect size: 0.20–0.40 considered small, 0.50–0.70 considered moderate, 0.80 ≤ considered large.