| |
Controls |
Patients |
p |
| Age (years) |
58.4 |
60.3 |
ns |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
26.8 + 4.4 |
33 + 7 6 |
P<0 .0001 |
| Waist/hip ratio |
0.78 (067 – 094) |
0.88 (0.74 – 1.57) |
P<0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
136.4 +19.2 |
148.4 + 21.2 |
P< 0.01 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
84.7 + 11.2 |
86.7 +11.8 |
ns |
| HRT use% |
50 |
35 |
ns |
| Age at menarche (years) |
12.6 + 1.6 |
12.8 + 1.9 |
ns |
| Age at menopause (years) |
46.9+ 6 |
47.7 + 5.9 |
ns |
| Duration of menopause (years) |
11.5 + 6.7 |
11.7 + 5.5 |
ns |
| Physical activity (miles walked per week) |
3 (0 – 35)* |
1 (0 – 35)* |
ns |
| Smoking (mean pack years) |
0 (0 – 35)* |
8 (0 – 170)* |
P<0.05 |
* Values reported as median and range due to skewed distribution of analyte.