Bioidentical Hormones - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Bioidentical Hormones - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Bioidentical Hormones - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
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EFFECTS OF POSTMENOPAUSAL ESTROGEN<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sidered if a disease-specific boundary<br />
was crossed and the global index<br />
02as stupportive of the overall directi<strong>on</strong><br />
of CEE effects. Fortmal m<strong>on</strong>itoring of<br />
disease rate comparis<strong>on</strong>s began in the<br />
tall of 1997 with trial terminati<strong>on</strong><br />
planned for March 2005. Additi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
aspects of the m<strong>on</strong>itoring plan have<br />
been published."<br />
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RESULTS<br />
Trial M<strong>on</strong>itoring<br />
and Early Stopping<br />
In early 2000 and again in 2001. after<br />
reviewitg the data from the estrogenal<strong>on</strong>e<br />
and the estrogen plus progestin<br />
trials, the DSMB recommended that<br />
participants in both trials be informed<br />
of early itcreases in rates of heart dis-<br />
Table 1. 6aseline Demographic and Clinicai Characterstis of the Womenis Health initative<br />
Estrogen-Al<strong>on</strong>e Trial Paltidcpanls With Pripr Hysterectoiy (N = 10 739) by Randomizati<strong>on</strong><br />
Assignnen(t<br />
CEE Plaetbo<br />
Chanacteistics In = 5310) (n . 5429)<br />
Ago at s<strong>on</strong>enN.l moan (SD) y 63 6 (7.3) 63,6 (7.3)<br />
Age group at sceen1ng. y, No .%)<br />
50-69 1637(30.8) 1673(30.8)<br />
60-69 2387 (45.0) 2435 (45.')<br />
70-79 1286(24.2) 1291 (23.8)<br />
Rrcootshnslc No. (%)<br />
Whlto 4007 15.5) 4075(75.1)<br />
Black 782(14.7) 835(15.4)<br />
Hisp4nic 322(6.1) 333(6.1)<br />
A-,enan Indian 41 (0.8) 34 (0.6<br />
As-loPaific Islander 86 ( .6) 78 (1.4)<br />
Unknow.t 72 (1.4) 74 (1.4)<br />
Homioo 0se, No. (16)<br />
Neove, 2769 (52.2) 2770 (51.1)<br />
Pas. 1871 (35.2) 1948 (35.9)<br />
Corbett 689(12.6) 708(130)<br />
Du0ati0n of pmor hpm<strong>on</strong>oe u, y, No. (%l)t<br />