Table 3.
Unlikely correlates of palpitations in peri- and post-menopausal women based on number of articles, type of statistical tests, and article results with citations.
| n | Association | No association | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Citations | n (%) | Citations | ||||
| Bi | Multi | Bi | Multi | ||||
| Demographic | |||||||
| Older age | 7 | 0 (0) | 7 (100) | 47,58,86,103 | 33,68,85 | ||
| Employment or occupation | 5 | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | 34,65 | 33,68,85 | ||
| Lower education | 5 | 1 (20) | 33 | 4 (80) | 47,65 | 68,85 | |
| Being divorced | 5 | 1 (20) | 68 | 4 (80) | 34,47 | 33,85 | |
| Lower SES/income | 3 | 1 (33) | 33 | 2 (67) | 68,85 | ||
| Clinical | |||||||
| Comorbidities a | 11 | 0 (0) | 11 (100) | 36,37,49,58,59,62,74,78,84,86,96 | |||
| BMI | 8 | 3 (37) | ↑ 67 | ↓, 47 ↑ 76 | 5 (63) | 58,72,95,104 | 33 |
| Symptom/QOL | |||||||
| Sexual dysfunction or inactivity | 4 | 1 (25) | 108 | 3 (75) | 61 | 76,109 | |
Bi: bivariate tests for association such as chi-square tests, Mann–Whitney U tests, t-tests, analysis of variance, or univariate logistic regression; multi: multivariate or multivariable tests for association such as multiple logistic or multiple regressions that controlled for confounders; SES: socioeconomic status; BMI: body mass index; QOL: quality of life.
Superscripted numbers are the article reference citations.