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Baseline characteristics of white female study participants
| Characteristic | N=22,413 |
|---|---|
| Age | 54.7±7.1 |
| Body-mass index, kg/m2 | 25.8±4.9 |
| History of diabetes (%) | 2.5 |
| History of hyperlipidemia ≥ 240 mg/dL (%) | 29.6 |
| History of hypertension ≥ 140/90 mmHg (%) | 24.5 |
| Smoking (%) | |
| Current | 11.6 |
| Former | 37.0 |
| Never | 51.4 |
| Hormone replacement therapy use (%) | 43.8 |
| Aspirin use (%) | 50.0 |
| Beta-carotene use (%) | 49.8 |
| Vitamin-E use (%) | 50.0 |
Data are mean±standard deviation or percentages
