Control (n=34) | Intervention (n=36) | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 54.1 (5) | 55.3 (4) |
Age (years), n (%) | ||
40–55 | 13 (38) | 17 (47) |
56–65 | 21 (62) | 19 (53) |
Employment, n (%) | ||
Employed | 31 (91) | 32 (89) |
Unemployed | 3 (9) | 4 (11) |
Education, n (%) | ||
Vocational | 8 (24) | 8 (22) |
Short (<3 years) | 4 (12) | 3 (8) |
Long (≥3 years) | 16 (47) | 22 (61) |
Other | 6 (18) | 3 (8) |
Household, n (%) | ||
Living alone | 1 (3) | 5 (14) |
Living with others | 33 (97) | 31 (86) |
Physical activity, n (%) | ||
No physical activity | 7 (21) | 3 (8) |
1–3 times per week | 20 (59) | 23 (64) |
≥4 times per week | 7 (21) | 10 (28) |
Smoking, n (%) | ||
Yes | 1 (3) | 2 (6) |
No | 33 (97) | 34 (94) |
Alcohol, n (%) | ||
No alcohol | 1 (3) | 8 (22) |
≤14 units per week | 29 (85) | 19 (53) |
>14 units per week | 4 (12) | 9 (25) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 25.5 (5) | 24.9 (3) |
Menstruation in the last year, n (%) | ||
Yes | 7 (21) | 11 (31) |
No | 27 (79) | 25 (69) |
Number of births, n (%) | ||
None | 3 (9) | 2 (6) |
One | 5 (15) | 8 (22) |
Two | 20 (59) | 18 (50) |
More than two | 6 (18) | 8 (22) |
Incontinentia, n (%) | ||
No | 13 (38) | 10 (28) |
Yes | 21 (62) | 26 (72) |
Chronic disease, n (%) | ||
Yes | 5 (15) | 8 (22) |
No | 29 (85) | 28 (78) |
Previous experience with alternative treatment, n (%) | ||
No | 8 (24) | 10 (28) |
Yes | 26 (77) | 26 (72) |
Duration of hot flushes (years), mean (SD) | 3.41 (3) | 4.59 (4) |
Hot flushes (HF), n (%) | ||
HF=4 | 20 (59) | 15 (42) |
HF>4 | 14 (41) | 21 (58) |