Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Analytic Sample Expressed as Percentage of Sample Unless Otherwise Noted (n = 1693)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 822 | 48.5 |
| Black | 442 | 26.1 |
| Hispanic | 94 | 5.6 |
| Chinese | 167 | 9.9 |
| Japanese | 168 | 9.9 |
| Age (years) at baseline, mean, SD | 45.8 | 2.2 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 345 | 20.6 |
| High School/some college | 529 | 31.5 |
| College/more than college | 803 | 47.9 |
| Somewhat/very hard pay basics | 582 | 34.6 |
| Partnered | 1143 | 68.6 |
| Self-reported fair/poor health | 239 | 14.2 |
| No. of chronic medical conditions | ||
| 0 | 928 | 56.3 |
| 1 | 476 | 28.9 |
| ≥2 | 245 | 14.8 |
| Menopausal status | ||
| Premenopause | 986 | 58.6 |
| Early perimenopause | 698 | 41.4 |
| Frequent VMS | 156 | 9.3 |
| Physical activity score, mean, SD | 7.7 | 1.8 |
| Current smoking | 233 | 13.8 |
| BMI, mean, SD | 27.5 | 7.0 |
| High anxiety | 346 | 20.7 |
| CES-D ≥ 16 | 391 | 23.1 |
BMI, body mass index; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression; VMS, vasomotor symptoms.