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Table 1 Distribution of SWAN participants by race/ethnicity based on menopause status

From: Is menopause still evolving? Evidence from a longitudinal study of multiethnic populations and its relevance to women’s health

Ethnicity

Total number of participants

Women with Sudden Menopause

Women with Perimenopause

n (%)

n (%)

Ongoing (%)

Finished (%)

African-American

181 (24.2)

73 (40.3)

25 (13.8)

83 (45.9)

Chinese, CA

82 (11.0)

31 (37.8)

5 (6.1)

46 (56.1)

Japanese, JA

97 (13.0)

33 (34.0)

9 (9.3)

55 (56.7)

Caucasian, NHW

354 (47.2)

134 (37.9)

55 (15.5)

165 (46.6)

Hispanic

33 (4.4)

17 (51.5)

8 (24.2)

8 (24.2)

  1. Abbreviations: SWAN Study of Women’s Health across the Nation; CA Chinese-American; JA Japanese-American; NHW Non-Hispanic Whites