title: Ethnic differences in the clusters of menopausal symptoms.
abstract: Our purpose for this study was to identify clusters of midlife women by menopausal symptoms in a multiethnic sample, and to determine ethnic differences in the clusters. This was a secondary analysis of data from 501 women in a larger Internet study on menopausal symptom experiences. The data were analyzed using factor analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis, and multinominal logistic analysis. A three cluster solution was adopted (F = 575.71, p <.01). The clusters differed significantly in the country of birth and ethnicity (p <.05). Only in the low symptomatic cluster were there significant ethnic differences in menopausal symptoms.
authors: a School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors: Eun-Ok
authors: EO
authors: Im
authors: Young
authors: Y
authors: Ko
authors: Wonshik
authors: W
authors: Chee
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008593:Menopause / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology
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