Table 3.

Multivariate Associations Between Night Sweats, Day Sweats, and Hot Flashes and Relevant Sociodemographic, Anthropometric, Symptom, and Disease Variables

VariableNight Sweats OR (95%CI)Day Sweats OR (95% CI)Hot Flashes OR (95% CI)
Note: numbers in table are odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression models.
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
* P <.01.
P <.001.
P <.0001.
§ P = .05.
Age, y0.94/y (0.89-0.98)*
Race (nonwhite)3.10 (1.60-598)
Fever12.60 (6.58-24.14)4.10 (2.14-7.87)3.98 (1.97-8.04)
Muscle cramps2.84 (1.53-5.24)
Hearing loss1.84 (1.03-3.27)§
Vision problems2.45 (1.41-4.27)*2.12 (1.19-3.79)§
Numbness in hands and feet3.34 (1.92-5-81)
Restless legs3.22 (1.76-5.89)
Lightheadedness2.24 (1.30-3.88)
Diabetes2.19 (1.22-3-92)*
Nervous spells1.87 (1.01-3.46)
Bone pain2.31 (1.30-4.08)*