Complaints of reduced cognitive functioning during perimenopause: a cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Nurses’ Health Study

Table 3 The association of severe complaints between conitive functioning and vasomotor symptoms

		Poor memory or forgetfulness
		none + slight		severe		total	χ² test	Adjusted Prevalence Ratio (95%CI) *	P-value
		n	%	n	%	total	χ² test	Adjusted Prevalence Ratio (95%CI) *	P-value
Hot flashes	none + slight	3310	76.5	1016	23.5	4326	χ² = 91.3	1.77 (1.53–2.04)	< 0.0001
Hot flashes	severe	182	53.2	160	46.8	342	P < 0.0001	1.77 (1.53–2.04)	< 0.0001
Sweats	none + slight	3136	77.2	927	22.8	4063	χ² = 94.0	1.67 (1.48–1.89)	< 0.0001
Sweats	severe	356	58.8	249	41.2	605	P < 0.0001	1.67 (1.48–1.89)	< 0.0001

^*: adjusted for age, nursing license, educational degree, parity, marriage status, menopausal status, body mass index, smoking, alchohol drink, sleeping hours, night-shift work, and current HRT use

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