Table 1 Demographic backgrounds.
Cold sensitivity status | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (n = 1111) | Normal (n = 512) | Hypersensitivity (n = 599) | ||
Age, years, median (range) | 47 (20–59) | 47 (20–59) | 46 (20–59) | 0.157 |
BMI, kg/m2, median (range) | 21 (15.1–49.4) | 21.3 (15.3–49.4) | 20.7(15.1–39.5) | < 0.001 |
Height, cm, median (range) | 159 (143–175) | 159 (145–175) | 159 (143–175) | 0.667 |
Weight, kg, median (range) | 53.0 (34.5–125.0) | 54.0 (36.0–125.0) | 52.2 (34.5–108.0) | 0.003 |
Menopaused, n (%) | 315 (28) | 151 (29) | 164 (27) | < 0.001 |
Regular sports habit, n (%) | 332 (30) | 176 (34) | 156 (26) | 0.002 |
Skipping breakfasts, n (%) | 394 (35) | 171 (33) | 223 (37) | 0.183 |
Walk speed, n (%) | ||||
Slow | 113 (10) | 43 (8) | 70 (12) | 0.066 |
Normal | 567 (51) | 255 (50) | 312 (52) | |
Fast | 431 (39) | 214 (42) | 217 (36) | |
Hot flashes, n (%) | 243 (22) | 74 (14) | 169 (28) | < 0.001 |
SSS-8 scores, median (range) | 8 (0–30) | 6 (0–30) | 9 (0–26) | < 0.001 |
Participants with comorbidities, n (%) | 392 (35) | 176 (34) | 216 (36) | 0.558 |
Medications | ||||
Kampo medicines, n (%) | 204 (18) | 74 (14) | 130 (22) | 0.002 |
Anti-hypertensives, n (%) | 40 (4) | 20 (4) | 20 (3) | 0.613 |
HRT, n (%) | 119 (11) | 45 (9) | 74 (12) | 0.055 |
Vasodilators, n (%) | 13 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (1) | 0.996 |
