Table 7.
Adjusted* mean AAT serum levels in women by menopausal status and hormone intake
| Predictor | Number of subjects | AAT (SE) (g/L) no CRP adjustment | AAT (SE) (g/L) CRP adjustment | |
| Menopausal status in women without hormonal treatment¶,†: | Premenopausal | 806 | 1.277 (0.007) | 1.282 (0.007) |
| Postmenopausal | 848 | 1.256 (0.007) | 1.252 (0.006) | |
| p = 0.038 | p = 0.003 | |||
| Oral contraceptives in premenopausal women: | no OC use | 640 | 1.278 (0.007) | 1.288 (0.007) |
| use of OC | 166 | 1.520 (0.016) | 1.470 (0.016) | |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | |||
| Hormone replacement in postmenopausal women: | no use of HRT | 324 | 1.207 (0.015) | 1.216 (0.014) |
| use of HRT | 524 | 1.272 (0.015) | 1.268 (0.014) | |
| p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
* adjusted for BMI, age, active and passive smoking, alcohol consumption, systolic blood pressure and study area ¶perimenopausal women (n = 82) and women with unclear/missing information on hormonal use (n = 243) were excluded; †not adjusted for age due to co-linearity between age and menopausal status; OC = oral contraception; HRT = hormone replacement therapy;