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Table 5 Physical activity: exercise during free-time and body-mass-index (BMI)1 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, %

Placebo, %

OR (95% CI)

Exercise

     

1 st year 2

     

   Little/none

20

25

25

24

0.88 (0.68–1.14)

   (Rather) much

42

347

33

37

1.08 (0.86–1.35)

Final survey 3

     

   Little/none

27

358

32

35

0.78 (0.62–0.97)

   (Rather) much

33

26

27

30

1.10 (0.88–1.39)

BMI

     

1st year4

     

   25–29

41

38

39

40

1.01 (0.81–1.27)

   ≥ 30

23

21

25

23

1.12 (0.86–1.45)

Final survey5

     

   25–29

38

39

39

43

0.91 (0.73–1.13)

   ≥ 30

24

24

27

22

1.16 (0.91–1.48)

  1. 1 For the denominators, see Table 3.
  2. 2 No information = 0.45%. The rest answered "some".
  3. 3 No information = 1.1%. The rest answered "some".
  4. 4 No information = 1.9%.
  5. 5 No information = 2.7%.
  6. 6 Age-adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals), combining the blind and non-blind arms, non-HT group is the reference.
  7. 7 P-value = 0.04.
  8. 8 P-value = 0.03.
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