Suan Zao Ren Tang as an Original Treatment for Sleep Difficulty in Climacteric Women: A Prospective Clinical Observation
Table 2
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for the 67 participants.
Variables
MRS < 16 ()
MRS ≥ 16 ()
Odds ratio
mean (SD)
mean (SD)
Demographics
Age (year)
55.9 (6.8)
52.4 (6.0)
1.260*
Height (cm)
157.4 (6.7)
156.6 (4.7)
1.018
Weight (kg)
54.4 (7.3)
57.5 (11.0)
1.169
BMI (kg2/cm2)
22.6 (2.7)
23.4 (4.1)
0.551
Serum hormonal level
FSH (mIU/mL)
50.4 (25.7)
51.9 (27.2)
0.948
LH (mIU/mL)
30.1 (16.1)
28.5 (13.8)
1.052
Endpoint (scores)
PSQI
12.4 (3.3)
13.7 (2.1)
0.581
Subjective sleep quality
2.3 (0.5)
2.5 (0.5)
4.171
Sleep latency
2.4 (0.8)
2.4 (0.7)
2.652
Sleep duration
2.2 (0.8)
2.6 (0.6)
0.218*
Habitual sleep efficiency
1.7 (1.2)
2.0 (1.0)
1.559
Sleep disturbances
1.4 (0.6)
1.8 (0.6)
1.099
Daytime dysfunction
1.4 (0.9)
1.6 (1.0)
1.973
Domains of WHOQOL-BREF
Physical
13.0 (2.1)
11.6 (1.7)
1.493
Psychological
12.3 (2.1)
10.4 (2.1)
2.185*
Social
13.3 (2.1)
12.5 (1.8)
0.818
Environmental
14.1 (1.8)
12.9 (2.2)
0.702
Abbreviation: BMI: body mass index; FSH: follicular stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; MRS: the menopause rating scale; PSQI: the Pittsburg sleep quality index; WHOQOL-BREF: the World Health Organization’s quality of life instrument—Short Version. Odds ratio are calculated for the comparison of difference between MRS < 16 and MRS ≥ 16 groups by logistic regression.
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