Table 1. Specific Characteristics of Subjects

Subject	Age	Race	Education*	Reason for Menopause	Current General Health Status	Daily Severity of HF	CAM Use	Prior Acupuncture Use
A	58	White	Grad/prof	Natural	Fair	Very severe	Yes	Yes
B	46	White	College	Perimenopausal	Very good	Very severe	Yes	No
C	62	White	College	Natural	Very good	Severe	Yes	Yes
D	53	White	Grad/prof	Chemotherapy	Very good	Moderate	No	No
E	65	White	College	Natural	Good	Severe	Yes	No
F	62	White	College	Natural	Good	Severe	Yes	Yes
G	38	White	College	Surgical	Very good	Severe	Yes	No
H	79	AA	High school	Surgical	Good	Severe	No	No
I	62	White	Grad/prof	Natural	Good	Moderate	Yes	No
J	53	White	Grad/prof	Chemotherapy	Very good	Very severe	Yes	Yes
K	69	AA	College	Natural	Good	Mild	No	No
L	73	AA	High school	Natural	Good	Mild	Yes	No
M	42	White	Grad/prof	Chemotherapy	Very good	Mild	Yes	No
N	49	White	College	Chemotherapy	Very good	Mild	No	No
O	73	AA	High school	Surgical	Fair	Severe	No	No
P	48	AA	Grad/prof	Chemotherapy	Very good	Severe	Yes	No
Q	59	AA	Grad/prof	Surgical	Good	Moderate	No	No
R	51	AA	College	Natural	Very good	Moderate	No	No
S	56	AA	College	Natural	Fair	Very severe	Yes	No
T	45	White	Grad/prof	Chemotherapy	Good	Moderate	Yes	No
U	54	AA	College	Chemotherapy	Excellent	Mild	Yes	No
V	60	AA	High school	Surgical	Fair	Mild	Yes	No
W	57	White	Grad/prof	Natural	Excellent	Moderate	No	No
X	67	AA	College	Natural	Good	Mild	No	No
Y	48	AA	Grad/prof	Surgical	Good	Mild	No	No

AA, African American; CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; Grad/Prof, graduate/professional; HF, hot flashes.