Table 1 Baseline data stratified by experienced clinical reduction in the four symptom scales and overall composite scale
Total | Hot flushes Clinical reduction | Day-and-night sweats Clinical reduction | General sweating Clinical reduction | Menopausal-specific sleeping problems Clinical reduction | Overall Clinical reduction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
Total, n | 67 | 43 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 19 | 48 | 40 | 27 | 32 | 35 |
Age, mean (sd) | 54.81 (4.53) | 54.86 (4.03) | 54.71 (5.41) | 55.06 (4.17) | 54.56 (4.91) | 54.63 (4.54) | 54.88 (4.58) | 54.65 (4.24) | 55.04 (5.01) | 55.03 (4.46) | 54.6 (4.65) |
Employment, n (%) | |||||||||||
Employed | 60 (89.55) | 39 (90.7) | 21 (87.5) | 30 (90.91) | 30 (88.24) | 17 (89.47) | 43 (89.58) | 36 (90) | 24 (88.89) | 28 (87.5) | 32 (91.43) |
Unemployed | 7 (10.45) | 4 (9.3) | 3 (12.5) | 3 (9.09) | 4 (11.76) | 2 (10.53) | 5 (10.42) | 4 (10) | 3 (11.11) | 4 (12.5) | 3 (8.57) |
Education, n (%) | |||||||||||
Vocational | 16 (23.88) | 16 (37.21) | 0 (0) | 11 (33.33) | 5 (14.71) | 6 (31.58) | 10 (20.83) | 14 (35) | 2 (7.41) | 13 (40.63) | 3 (8.57) |
Short or medium cycle higher education | 7 (10.45) | 3 (6.98) | 4 (16.67) | 3 (9.09) | 4 (11.76) | 3 (15.79) | 4 (8.33) | 3 (7.5) | 4 (14.81) | 3 (9.38) | 4 (11.43) |
Long cycle higher education | 35 (52.24) | 19 (44.19) | 16 (66.67) | 14 (42.42) | 21 (61.76) | 8 (42.11) | 27 (56.25) | 17 (42.5) | 18 (66.67) | 11 (43.38) | 24 (68.57) |
Other | 9 (13.43) | 5 (11.63) | 4 (16.67) | 5 (15.15) | 4 (11.76) | 2 (10.53) | 7 (14.58) | 6 (15) | 3 (11.11) | 5 (15.63) | 4 (11.43) |
Household | |||||||||||
Living alone | 5 (7.46) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (4.17) | 2 (6.06) | 3 (8.82) | 1 (5.26) | 4 (8.33) | 5 (12.5) | 0 | 3 (9.38) | 2 (5.71) |
Living with others | 62 (92.54) | 39 (90.7) | 23 (95.83) | 31 (93.94) | 31 (91.18) | 18 (94.74) | 44 (91.67) | 35 (87.5) | 27 (100) | 29 (90.63) | 33 (94.29) |
Physical activity, n (%) | |||||||||||
No physical activity | 10 (14.93) | 4 (9.3) | 6 (25) | 4 (12.12) | 6 (17.65) | 1 (5.26) | 9 (18.75) | 5 (12.5) | 5 (18.52) | 4 (12.5) | 6 (17.14) |
1–3 times per week | 40 (59.7) | 30 (69.77) | 10 (41.67) | 20 (60.61) | 20 (58.82) | 12 (63.16) | 28 (58.33) | 26 (65) | 14 (51.85) | 20 (62.5) | 20 (57.14) |
≥ 4 times per week | 17 (25.37) | 9 (20.93) | 8 (33.33) | 9 (27.27) | 8 (23.53) | 6 (31.58) | 11 (22.92) | 9 (22.5) | 8 (29.63) | 8 (25) | 9 (25.71) |
Smoking, n (%) | |||||||||||
Yes | 3 (4.48) | 2 (4.65) | 1 (4.17) | 2 (6.06) | 1 (2.94) | 0 | 3 (6.25) | 2 (5) | 1 (3.7) | 2 (6.25) | 1 (2.86) |
No | 64 (95.52) | 41 (95.35) | 23 (95.83) | 31 (93.94) | 33 (97.06) | 19 (100) | 45 (93.75) | 38 (95) | 26 (96.3) | 30 (93.75) | 34 (97.14) |
Alcohol, n (%) | |||||||||||
No alcohol | 9 (13.43) | 9 (20.93) | 0 | 5 (15.15) | 4 (11.76) | 3 (15.79) | 6 (12.5) | 8 (20) | 1 (3.7) | 6 (18.75) | 3 (8.57) |
≤ 14 unites per week | 45 (67.16) | 28 (65.12) | 17 (70.83) | 24 (72.73) | 21 (61.76) | 15 (78.95) | 30 (62.5) | 26 (65) | 19 (70.37) | 22 (68.75) | 23 (65.71) |
> 14 units per week | 13 (19.4) | 6 (13.95) | 7 (29.17) | 4 (12.12) | 9 (26.47) | 1 (5.26) | 12 (25) | 6 (15) | 7 (25.93) | 4 (12.5) | 9 (25.71) |
Body mass index, mean (sd) | 25.21 (4.3) | 25.51 (4.57) | 24.67 (3.8) | 25.05 (5.03) | 25.36 (3.52) | 25.07 (3.62) | 25.26 (4.58) | 25.45 (4.29) | 24.84 (4.37) | 25.54 (5.04) | 24.9 (3.54) |
Menstruation in the last year, n (%) | |||||||||||
Yes | 18 (26.87) | 12 (27.91) | 6 (25) | 10 (30.30) | 8 (23.53) | 7 (36.84) | 11 (22.92) | 11 (27.5) | 7 (25.93) | 8 (25) | 10 (28.57) |
No | 49 (73.13) | 31 (72.09) | 18 (75) | 23 (69.70) | 26 (76.47) | 12 (63.16) | 37 (77.08) | 29 (72.5) | 20 (74.07) | 24 (75) | 25 (71.43) |
Number of births, n (%) | |||||||||||
None | 4 (5.97) | 2 (4.65) | 2 (8.33) | 1 (3.03) | 3 (8.82) | 0 | 4 (8.33) | 2 (5) | 2 (7.41) | 2 (6.25) | 2 (5.71) |
One | 13 (19.4) | 7 (16.28) | 6 (25) | 4 (12.12) | 9 (26.47) | 2 (10.53) | 11 (22.92) | 8 (20) | 5 (18.52) | 5 (15.63) | 8 (22.86) |
Two | 36 (53.73) | 24 (55.81) | 12 (50) | 19 (57.58) | 17 (50) | 14 (73.68) | 22 (45.83) | 21 (52.5) | 15 (55.56) | 18 (56.25) | 18 (51.43) |
More than two | 14 (20.9) | 10 (23.26) | 4 (16.67) | 9 (27.27) | 5 (14.71) | 3 (15.79) | 11 (22.92) | 9 (22.5) | 5 (18.52) | 7 (21.88) | 7 (20) |
Urinary Incontinence, n (%) | |||||||||||
No | 23 (34.33) | 17 (39.53) | 6 (25) | 15 (45.45) | 8 (23.53) | 4 (21.05) | 19 (39.58) | 14 (35) | 9 (33.33) | 14 (43.75) | 9 (25.71) |
Yes | 44 (65.67) | 26 (60.47) | 18 (75) | 18 (54.55) | 26 (76.47) | 15 (78.95) | 29 (60.42) | 26 (65) | 18 (66.67) | 18 (56.25) | 26 (74.29) |
Chronic disease, n (%) | |||||||||||
Yes | 13 (19.4) | 8 (18.6) | 5 (20.83) | 7 (21.21) | 6 (17.65) | 4 (21.05) | 9 (18.75) | 6 (15) | 7 (25.93) | 6 (18.75) | 7 (20) |
No | 54 (80.6) | 35 (81.4) | 19 (79.17) | 26 (78.79) | 28 (82.35) | 15 (78.95) | 39 (81.25) | 34 (85) | 20 (74.07) | 26 (81.25) | 28 (80) |
Current use of alternative treatment, n (%) | |||||||||||
Yes | 50 (74.63) | 31 (72.09) | 19 (79.17) | 23 (69.70) | 27 (79.41) | 16 (84.21) | 34 (70.83) | 26 (65.00) | 24 (88.89) | 23 (71.88) | 27 (77.14) |
No | 17 (25.37) | 12 (27.91) | 5 (20.83) | 10 (30.30) | 7 (20.59) | 3 (15.79) | 14 (29.17) | 14 (35.00) | 3 (11.11) | 9 (28.13) | 8 (22.86) |
Duration of hot flushes, mean (sd) | 4.1 (3.48) | 3.69 (3.53) | 4.82 (3.35) | 4.14 (4.13) | 4.05 (2.78) | 3.62 (3.65) | 4.29 (3.44) | 4.22 (3.76) | 3.91 (3.08) | 4.31 (4.12) | 3.9 (2.82) |
Allocation status, n (%) | |||||||||||
Control | 31 (46.27) | 17 (39.53) | 14 (58.33) | 16 (48.48) | 15 (44.12) | 9 (47.37) | 22 (45.83) | 16 (40) | 15 (55.56) | 14 (43.75) | 17 (48.57) |
Intervention | 36 (53.73) | 26 (60.47) | 10 (41.67) | 17 (51.52) | 19 (55.88) | 10 (52.63) | 26 (54.17) | 24 (60) | 12 (44.44) | 18 (56.25) | 18 (51.43) |