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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2010 Nov–Dec;17(6):1136–1145. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181e664dc

TABLE 1.

Cohort Characteristics by Coronary Calcium Status

Characteristic CAC > 0 (n = 423) CAC = 0 (n = 495) P-value*

Age at screening (years) 55.6 (2.7) 54.8 (2.9) <0.01

Age at menopause (years) 43.4 (7.7) 43.8 (7.2) 0.30  

Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 31.6 (6.2) 29.8 (6.1) <0.01

Waist circumference (cm) 95.1 (13.7) 88.7 (14.2) <0.01

Hip circumference (cm) 113.3 (13.0) 110.4 (13.1) <0.01

Pack years of smoking 13.6 (19.5) 7.5 (14.7) <0.01

Hypertension 44.4 30.5 <0.01

Dyslipidemia 14.2 6.7 <0.01

Diabetes 6.9 3.0 0.01

Family history of CHD 48.7 46.0 0.52

Physical Activity (MET-hours/week) 8.9 (12.2) 11.0 (13.8) 0.04

History of any VMS 51.5 56.7 0.24

VMS severity at baseline 0.75
- None 41.4 39.2
- Mild 33.6 36.1
- Moderate/Severe 25.0 24.7

Duration of VMS 0.87
- < 5 years 18.2 22.7
- 5 to <10 years 25.5 25.9
- 10 to < 15 years 20.8 21.1
- ≥ 15 years 35.5 30.3

HRT use status 1.00
- Never used 45.4 47.3
- Past user 32.6 30.5
- Current user 22.0 22.2

Bilateral oophorectomy 39.8 37.2 0.72
*

Adjusted for age;

Mean (SD),

Percent (Frequency)