Table 2 Proportions (%) of women with vasomotor symptoms and bothersome symptoms 1 in past two weeks, at each survey (cross-sectional analysis)
Recruitment | 1-year | 2-year | 3-year | 4-year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women <55 | |||||
number of women | 182 | 129 | 124 | 64 | 22 |
(mean age) | (52.7) | (53.8) | (54.9) | (55.7) | (56.4) |
any | 75.8 | 54.3 | 41.9 | 42.9 | 31.8 |
bothersome2 | 50.0 | 34.1 | 29.0 | 34.4 | 18.2 |
(of vasomotor3) | (66.0) | (62.8) | (69.2) | (80.2) | (57.2) |
All women (50–59) | |||||
Number of women | 486 | 352 | 330 | 204 | 66 |
(mean age) | (57.1) | (56.6) | (57.7) | (58.8) | (59.8) |
any | 67.3 | 53.1 | 43.0 | 42.9 | 45.5 |
bothersome2 | 45.7 | 32.4 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 24.2 |
(of vasomotor3) | (67.9) | (61.0) | (62.7) | (55.9) | (53.2) |