Table 3 Characteristics of women in the prospective analysis, by menopausal status

Number

n = 1401

n = 115

n = 1516

n = 960

n = 51

n = 1011

n = 793

n = 112

n = 905

n = 559

n = 67

n = 626

n = 3698

Age at Start

32.4 ± 7.8

33.3 ± 6.0

32.5 ± 7.7

33.9 ± 8.1

37.0 ± 6.4

34.1 ± 8.1

47.8 ± 9.5

48.0 ± 9.0

47.8 ± 9.5

51.4 ± 9.8

52.9 ± 8.4

51.6 (9.7)

38.9 ± 12.0

Age at Censoring

36.7 ± 7.1

37.0 ± 5.5

36.7 ± 7.0

37.8 ± 7.7

39.8 ± 6.0

37.9 ± 7.6

52.7 ± 10.4

51.7 ± 9.4

52.6 ± 10.3

55.9 ± 10.4

55.9 ± 8.8

55.9 ± 10.3

44.0 ± 12.3

Follow–up time (years)

4.3 ± 3.2

3.6 ± 2.9

4.2 ± 3.2

3.9 ± 2.9

2.8 ± 2.5

3.8 ± 2.8

4.9 ± 3.3

3.7 ± 3.1

4.8 ± 3.3

4.5 ± 3.3

3.1 ± 2.7

4.4 ± 3.0

5.2 ± 3.5

Year of Birth

 < 1950

11 (0.8)

1 (0.9)

12 (0.8)

7 (0.7)

1 (2.0)

8 (0.8)

184 (23.2)

29 (25.9)

213 (23.5)

185 (33.1)

33 (49.3)

218 (34.8)

449 (12.1)

1950–1959

140 (10.0)

10 (8.7)

150 (9.9)

112 (11.7)

9 (17.6)

121 (12.0)

265 (33.4)

40 (35.7)

305 (33.7)

181 (32.4)

21 (31.3)

202 (32.3)

679 (18.4)

1960–1969

435 (31.0)

55 (47.8)

490 (32.2)

309 (32.2)

27 (52.9)

336 (33.2)

284 (35.8)

41 (36.6)

325 (29.9)

167 (29.9)

13 (19.4)

180 (28.8)

1128 (30.5)

 ≥ 1970

815 (58,2)

49 (42.6)

864 (57.0)

532 (55.4)

14 (27.5)

546 (54.0)

60 (7.6)

2 (1.8)

62 (4.7)

26 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

26 (4.2)

1442 (39.0)

Height (cm)

165.7 ± 6.8

166.4 ± 7.0

165.7 ± 6.8

165.2 ± 6.6

166.4 ± 6.5

165.3 ± 6.3

164.3 ± 6.8

164.5 ± 7.0

164.3 ± 6.8

163.5 ± 6.8

162.4 ± 6.6

163.4 ± 6.8

164.9 ± 6.9

Weight at baseline (kg)

65.1 ± 13.7

65.2 ± 9.9

65.1 ± 13.4

66.4 ± 13.8

66.5 ± 13.6

66.5 ± 13.8

68.0 ± 14.4

71.0 ± 18.7

68.4 (15)

68.9 ± 15.3

70.6 ± 14.8

69.1 ± 15.2

67.0 ± 14.4

BMI at baseline (kg/m²)

23.7 ± 4.8

23.6 ± 3.9

23.7 ± 4.7

24.3 ± 4.9

24.0 ± 4.5

24.3 ± 4.8

25.2 ± 5.2

26.2 ± 6.5

25.3 ± 5.4

25.8 ± 5.5

26.7 ± 5.3

25.9 ± 5.5

24.7 ± 5.2

Number

n = 1146

n = 96

n = 1242

n = 789

n = 40

n = 829

n = 640

n = 89

n = 729

n = 453

n = 56

n = 509

n = 3100

Young adult*

Weight (kg)

58.5 ± 9.9

57.7 ± 9.4

58.5 ± 9.9

59.5 ± 10.1

58.3 ± 8.4

59.5 ± 10.0

56.9 ± 8.7

56.9 ± 9.0

56.9 ± 8.7

57.7 ± 10.6

58.6 ± 12.3

57.8 ± 10.8

58.4 ± 10.0

BMI (kg/m²)

21.3 ± 3.4

20.8 ± 3.2

21.3 ± 3.4

21.8 ± 3.4

21.2 ± 2.6

21.7 ± 3.4

21.1 ± 3.0

21.0 ± 2.8

21.1 ± 2.9

21.6 ± 3.7

22.2 ± 4.3

21.7 ± 3.8

21.5 ± 3.4

Weight change total (kg)

6.4 ± 9.8

7.7 ± 10.2

6.5 ± 9.9

7.1 ± 10.5

9.2 ± 10.4

7.2 ± 10.5

11.0 ± 11.3

13.9 ± 15.2

11.3 ± 11.9

11.2 ± 11.8

12.7 ± 14.1

11.4 ± 12.1

8.6 ± 11.1

Weight change

 ≥ 5 kg loss

87 (7.6)

6 (6.3)

93 (7.5)

50 (6.3)

2 (5.0)

52 (6.3)

24 (3.8)

4 (4.5)

28 (3.8)

23 (5.1)

6 (10.7)

29 (5.7)

190 (6.3)

 < 5 kg loss to < 5 kg gain

472 (41.2)

34 (35.4)

506 (40.7)

313 (39.7)

11 (27.5)

324 (39.1)

165 (25.8)

18 (20.2)

183 (25.1)

114 (25.2)

7 (12.5)

121 (23.8)

1035 (34.1)

 ≥  + 5 kg to 15 kg gain

404 (35.3)

34 (35.4)

438 (35.3)

282 (35.7)

19 (47.5)

301 (36.3)

254 (39.7)

34 (38.2)

288 (39.5)

167 (36.9)

27 (48.2)

194 (38.1)

1122 (36.9)

 ≥ 15 kg gain

183 (16.0)

22 (22.9)

205 (16.5)

144 (18.3)

8 (20.0)

152 (18.3)

197 (30.8)

33 (37.1)

230 (31.6)

149 (32.9)

16 (28.6)

165 (32.4)

692 (22.8)