Table 2.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics According to Palpitation Distress (n = 759)

Characteristic	Palpitation distress
	Yes (n = 190)		No (n = 569)		p
	n	%	N	%
MsFLASH trial					0.004
1	59	31.1	117	20.6
2	76	40.0	226	39.7
3	55	28.9	226	39.7
Clinical site					0.56
Philadelphia	37	19.5	117	20.6
Boston	31	16.3	94	16.5
Indianapolis	35	18.4	79	13.9
Oakland	38	20.0	108	19.0
Seattle	49	25.8	171	30.1
Age at screening, mean (SD)	54.3	(3.8)	54.5	(3.8)	0.61
Race/ethnicity					0.47
White	116	61.1	356	62.6
African American	57	30.0	177	31.1
Other/unknown	17	8.9	36	6.3
Education					0.27
≤High school/GED	15	7.9	69	12.1
School after high school	67	35.3	193	33.9
College graduate	108	56.8	307	54.0
Marital status					0.51
Never married	24	12.6	71	12.5
Divorced/separated	30	15.8	112	19.7
Widowed	7	3.7	13	2.3
Married/partnered	129	67.9	373	65.6
Smoking					0.03
Never	124	65.3	310	54.5
Past	43	22.6	175	30.8
Current	23	12.1	84	14.8
Alcohol use (drinks/week)					0.96
0	67	35.3	208	36.6
>0 to <7	88	46.3	251	44.1
≥7	33	17.4	104	18.3
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)	27.2	(4.9)	27.9	(6.1)	0.17
<25	69	36.3	193	33.9
25 to <30	72	37.9	199	35.0
≥30	49	25.8	177	31.1
Menopausal status					0.19
Postmenopausal	143	75.3	423	74.3
Perimenopausal	37	19.5	94	16.5
Indeterminate	10	5.3	52	9.1
Health rating					0.97
Excellent	36	18.9	103	18.1
Very good	78	41.1	237	41.7
≤Good	76	40.0	229	40.2

BMI, body mass index; GED, general education degree; SD, standard deviation.