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Table 3 Marital status and partner relationships1 in the four groups

From: The effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy on social activity, partner relationship, and sexual life – experience from the EPHT trial

 

Blind sub-trial

Non-blind sub-trial

HT vs. no HT6

 

HT, %

Placebo, %

HT, %

None-treatment, %

OR (95% CI)

1 st year

     

Marital status2

     

   Married/cohabiting

63

59

63

64

1.01 (0.81–1.27)

   Divorced

15

16

16

14

1.04 (0.77–1.41)

   Single

8

6

6

6

1.21 (0.77–1.91)

No partner3

34

37

34

34

0.98 (0.78–1.23)

Final year

     

Marital status4

     

   Married/cohabiting

60

57

61

59

1.06 (0.86–1.31)

   Divorced

15

16

17

17

0.95 (0.72–1.26)

   Single

7

5

6

5

1.20 (0.77–1.88)

No partner5

34

38

33

37

0.87 (0.70–1.09)

  1. 1 For the denominators, See Table 3.
  2. 2 The rest were widows (15%) or no information (0.8%).
  3. 3 Partner refers to a man you a living with; from the question: "Which kind of views your partner has taken of your participation in this trial?"
  4. 4 The rest were widows (18%) or no information (0.1%).
  5. 5 From the question: "Are you satisfied with your partner as a friend?"
  6. 6 Age-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals), combining the blind and non-blind arms, no-HT group is the reference.
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