Table 1.

Selected characteristics of the 110 postmenopausal women, Québec, Canada.

Characteristic	No. (%)	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (years)		58.3 ± 5.6	48 to 76
Weight (kg)		68.7 ± 14.0	44.8 to 133.0
Height (cm)		160 ± 5.2	146 to 172
BMI (kg/m2)		27.0 ± 5.4	17.2 to 51.3
BMI gain since 18 years of age (kg/m2)		6.4 ± 5.4	−14.7 to 28.0
No. of children		1.9 ± 1.4	0 to 5
Cumulative breast-feeding duration (weeks)		12.9 ± 26.5	0 to 124.3
Alcohol consumption (no. of drinks/day)		0.46 ± 0.56	0 to 3
Meat consumption (g/day)		59.7 ± 46.2	1.8 to 220.0
Smoking
Current	8 (7.3)
Ever	54 (49.1)
Never	48 (43.6)
Level of education
Primary	9 (8.2)
High school	26 (23.9)
College or university	75 (68.2)