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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of postmenopausal women not taking hormones, Weight Loss Maintenance Trial

From: Sex hormone changes during weight loss and maintenance in overweight and obese postmenopausal African-American and non-African-American women

Characteristic

Overall (n= 278)

African-American (n= 105)

Non-African-American (n= 173)

Age (years)

46 to 78

47 to 73

46 to 78

Age

59.30 (6.32)

58.50 (6.08)

59.76 (6.43)

Race/ethnicitya

   

   Black/African-American

105 (37.77%)

  

   White/Caucasian

170 (61.15%)

  

   Native American

1 (0.36%)

  

   Asian

1 (0.36%)

  

Body mass index (kg/m2)

33.4 (4.9)

34.3 (4.6)

32.9 (4.9)

World Health Organization category

   

   Overweight: 25 to 30 kg/m2

83 (29.9%)

22 (21.0%)

61(35.3%)

   Obesity

   

Stage 1: 30 to 34.9 kg/m2

98 (35.3%)

38 (36.2%)

60 (34.7%)

Stage 2: ≥35 kg/m2

97 (34.9%)

45 (42.9%)

52 (30.1%)

Physical activity (MVPA/week)

91.7 (86.1)

82.0 (69.9)

97.3 (93.9)

Alcohol (g)

4.3 (8.1)

2.1 (4.1)

5.6 (9.5)

Years since periods stoppeda

   

   ≤4 years

62 (22.30%)

20 (19.05%)

42 (24.28%)

   5 to 9 years

39 (14.03%)

15 (14.29%)

24 (13.87%)

   10 to 19 years

77 (27.70%)

31 (29.52%)

46 (26.59%)

   20 years

46 (16.55%)

16 (15.24%)

30 (17.34%)

Reason periods stopped

   

   Natural menopause

163 (58.6%)

53(50.5%)

110 (63.6%)

   Surgery (uterus and/or ovaries removed)

100 (36.0%)

48(45.7%)

52(30.1%)

Bilateral oopherectomy

51(18.3%)

20 (19.0%)

31 (17.9%)

   Other

15 (5.4%)

4 (3.8%)

11(6.4%)

Age periods stopped (years)

   

   <45 years

83 (29.9%)

40 (38.1%)

43 (24.9%)

   45 to 49 years

55 (19.8%)

21 (20.0%)

34 (19.7%)

   50 to 52 years

56 (20.1%)

18 (17.1%)

38 (22.0%)

   >53 years

81 (29.1%)

25 (23.8%)

56 (32.4%)

Age of menarche (years)a

   

   ≤11 years

138 (49.6%)

50 (48.5%)

88 (50.9%)

   12 to 13 years

83 (29.9%)

26 (24.8%)

57 (32.9%)

   >14 years

54 (19.4%)

28 (26.7%)

26 (15.0%)

Education

   

   College degree

157 (56.48%)

58 (55.24%)

99 (57.23%)

Household income

   

   ≥$60,000

111 (39.93%)

38 (36.19%)

73 (42.20%)

Smoker

   

   Never

160 (57.55%)

60 (57.14%)

100 (57.80%)

   Former

105 (37.77%)

40 (38.10%)

65 (37.57%)

   Current

13 (4.68%)

5 (4.76%)

8 (4.62%)

Dyslipidemia medication use

111 (39.93%)

31 (29.52%)

80 (46.24%)

Statin use

102 (36.69%)

29 (27.62%)

73 (42.20%)

  1. Data presented as range, mean (standard deviation) or n (%). MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity. aProportions do not add to 100% due to missing data: years after menopause, n = 54; race, n = 1 refused; education, n = 3; household income, n = 20; age of menarche, n = 3.