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Table 2 The effect of the three most important factors for each of the outcomes

From: Factors associated with a clinically relevant reduction in menopausal symptoms of a standardized acupuncture approach for women with bothersome menopausal symptoms

 

Hot Flushes (HF)

Day-and-Night Sweats (DNS)

General Sweating (GS)

Menopausal-Specific Sleeping Problems

Overall change in symptoms

 

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Education

 

0.0005

 

0.2219

 

0.5169

 

0.0097

 

0.0129

Vocational

 

3.83 (1.01; 16.37)

0.0865

1.90 (0.46; 7.90)

0.3732

9.43 (2.01; 70.07)

0.0133

9.36 (2.36; 48.84)

0.0038

Short or medicum cycle higher education

0.56 (0.06; 3.86)

0.5852

1.45 (0.22; 9.28)

0.6971

2.71 (0.38; 20.56)

0.3275

0.30 (0.03; 2.34)

0.2787

1.80 (0.28; 11.13)

0.5315

Long cycle higher education

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Other

0.66 (0.10; 3.91)

0.6568

2.71 (0.54; 14.74)

0.2373

0.65 (0.08; 3.79)

0.6616

1.65 (0.28; 10.64)

0.5894

2.20 (0.45; 11.39)

0.3388

Physical activity

 

0.1914

        

No physical activity

0.33 (0.05; 1.69)

0.2170

1–3 times per week

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≥4 times per week

0.29 (0.06; 1.30)

0.1146

Alcohol

 

0.0038

   

0.2178

 

0.0736

 

0.2298

No alcohol

 

1.27 (0.22; 6.70)

0.7839

8.14 (1.17; 166.28)

0.0973

2.13 (0.41; 12.74)

0.3884

≤14 units per week

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> 14 units per week

0.29 (0.05; 1.41)

0.1461

0.19 (0.01; 1.29)

0.1894

0.75 (0.16; 3.37)

0.7113

0.37 (0.06; 1.67)

0.2413

Number of births

   

0.2176

 

0.2397

    

None

0.32 (0.01; 3.60)

0.4479

0.00

 

One

0.47 (0.10; 1.89)

0.3139

0.42 (0.06; 2.07)

0.3368

Two

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More than two

2.38 (0.60; 10.61)

0.2367

0.62 (0.11; 2.91)

0.5672

Urinary incontinence

   

0.1376

     

0.1582

No

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Yes

2.00 (0.77; 7.27)

0.2262

2.31 (0.72; 7.85)

0.1695

Current use of alternative treatment

     

0.0038

  

 No

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 Yes

0.12 (0.02; 0.53)

0.0112