Table 1. Clinical characteristics at hysterectomy among Olmsted County, Minnesota women.

Clinical characteristics	Cases (n=144)	Controls (n=144)	OR (95% CI)*
Age†, mean +/- std	45.7 ± 12.2	45.4 ± 11.5	1.0 (1.0,1.1)
Height (cm), mean +/- std	162.2 ± 7.6	161.8 ± 5.9	1.0 (1.0,1.0)
Weight (kg), mean +/- std	65.8 ± 12.1	67.6 ± 14.7	1.0 (1.0,1.0)
BMI, mean +/- std	24.9 ± 4.3	25.8 ± 5.5	1.0 (0.9,1.0)
Menopause	29 (20.1%)	27 (18.8%)	1.2 (0.3, 4.0)
Current smoker	19 (13.2%)	34 (23.6%)	0.5 (0.3,0.9)
Diabetes	4 (2.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4.0 (0.4,36)
Coronary artery disease	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1.0 (0.1,7.0)
Hypertension	17 (11.8%)	14 (9.7%)	1.3 (0.5,3.1)
Chronic pulmonary disease‡	14 (9.7%)	5 (3.5%)	3.5 (1.1,11)
Constipation	8 (5.6%)	5 (3.5%)	2.5 (0.6,13)
Prior hernia surgery	7 (4.9%)	0	not estimable
Chronic steroid use	3 (2.1%)	0	not estimable
HRT§	9 (6.2%)	1 (0.7%)	not estimable

^*Odds ratio (OR) adjusted for age at time of hysterectomy and year of first registration.

^†Cases and controls matched on this variable.

^‡Includes asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and interstitial lung disease.

^§HRT – hormone replacement therapy.