| ET initiationa |  | ET continuationb |  | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent variables | Total N | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Pc | Total n | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Pc |
Total | 533 | 434 (81.4) | 99 (18.6) | Â | 410 | 370 (90.2) | 40 (9.8) | Â |
Race | ||||||||
 White | 311 | 259 (83.3) | 52 (16.7) | 0.19 | 248 | 226 (91.1) | 22 (8.9) | 0.45 |
 Black/Otherd | 222 | 175 (78.8) | 47 (21.2) |  | 162 | 144 (88.9) | 18 (11.1) |  |
Age, years | ||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 58.1 (10.6) | 57.8 (10.2) | 59.5 (11.8) | 0.15 | 57.8 (10.2) | 57.7 (10.3) | 59.3 (9.3) | 0.32 |
Insurance status | ||||||||
 Private | 389 | 320 (82.3) | 69 (17.7) | 0.41 | 307 | 279 (90.9) | 28 (9.1) | 0.45 |
 Public only or othere | 144 | 114 (79.2) | 30 (20.8) |  | 103 | 91 (88.4) | 12 (11.6) |  |
Chemotherapy | ||||||||
 No | 380 | 293 (77.1) | 87 (22.9) | <.01 | 275 | 246 (89.4) | 29 (10.6) | 0.44 |
 Yes | 153 | 141 (92.2) | 12 (7.8) |  | 135 | 124 (91.8) | 11 (8.2) |  |
Radiation Therapy | ||||||||
 No | 165 | 108 (65.4) | 57 (34.6) | <.01 | 101 | 89 (88.1) | 12 (11.9) | 0.41 |
 Yes | 368 | 326 (88.6) | 42 (11.4) |  | 309 | 281 (90.9) | 28 (9.1) |  |
Diabetes | ||||||||
 No | 447 | 373 (83.4) | 74 (16.6) | <.01 | 350 | 317 (90.6) | 33 (9.4) | 0.59 |
 Yes | 86 | 61 (70.9) | 25 (29.1) |  | 60 | 53 (88.3) | 7 (11.7) |  |
Obesity | ||||||||
 No (BMI < 30 kg/m2) | 307 | 249 (81.1) | 58 (18.9) | 0.83 | 238 | 215 (90.3) | 23 (9.7) | 0.94 |
 Yes (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 226 | 185 (81.9) | 41 (18.1) |  | 172 | 155 (90.1) | 17 (9.9) |  |
Elevated depressed mood | ||||||||
 No (CESD < 16) | 422 | 343 (81.3) | 79 (18.7) | 0.87 | 339 | 311 (91.7) | 28 (8.3) | 0.03 |
 Yes (CESD ≥16) | 111 | 91 (82.0) | 20 (18.0) |  | 71 | 59 (83.1) | 12 (16.9) |  |
 Menopausal-symptom severity, mean (SD) | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.8) | 0.04 | 2.1 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.4 (1.1) | 0.02 |
 Change in menopausal-symptom severityf, mean (SD) | – | – | – | – | 0.05 (0.75) | 0.07 (0.72) | −0.08 (0.95) | 0.37 |