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Table 3 Proportions (%) of women with bothersome vasomotor symptoms in past two weeks over time, by the number of follow-ups women had (longitudinal analysis)

From: Variability of bothersome menopausal symptoms over time – a longitudinal analysis using the Estonian postmenopausal hormone therapy trial (EPHT)

 

Recruitment

1-year

2-year

3-year

4-year

Women <55 (n = 182)

4 follow-ups (n = 11)

27.3

54.5

36.4

27.3

9.1

3 follow-ups (n = 44)

52.3

31.8

36.4

38.6

-

2 follow-ups (n = 48)

45.8

33.3

21.0

-

-

1 follow-up (n = 16)

37.5

25.0

-

-

-

(% decline)

 

(33.3)

(100)

-

-

Intermittent surveys1 (n = 31)

48.4

44.4

25.0

9.1

20

Only recruitment (n = 32)

68.8

-

-

-

-

All women (50–59) (n = 304)

4 follow-ups (n = 47)

40.4

51.1

31.9

27.7

23.4

3 follow-ups (n = 121)

39.7

24.0

27.3

22.3

-

2 follow-ups (n = 121)

42.1

34.7

23.1

-

-

1 follow-up (n = 40)

40.0

30.0

-

-

-

(% decline)

 

(25.0)

-

-

-

Intermittent surveys 2 (n = 74)

54.1

36.8

17.6

16.4

6.8

Total (n = 486)

45.7

32.4

27.0

24.0

24.2

Only recruitment (n = 83)

57.8

-

-

-

-

  1. 1 women participating in the specific survey included, n varies between 6–16.
  2. 2 women participating in the specific survey included, n varies between 19–74.