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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2011 May;18(5):494–498. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181fb53fc

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of women with a BSO (N=20) and intact women with 1+visit during late perimenopause (N=1159).

% (N) or Mean (SD)
Baseline characteristic BSO women Intact women p-value
Ethnicity: 0.0850
 African American 50.0 (10) 30.2 (350)
 White 35.0 (7) 45.3 (525)
 Chinese 5.0 (1) 10.0 (116)
 Hispanic 10.0 (2) 3.6 (42)
 Japanese 0.0 (0) 10.9 (126)
Site: 0.0831
 Detroit 15.0 (3) 17.3 (201)
 Boston 25.0 (5) 15.5 (180)
 Chicago 30.0 (6) 12.3 (142)
 Oakland 5.0 (1) 17.3 (201)
 Los Angeles 5.0 (1) 17.0 (197)
 Newark 10.0 (2) 5.3 (61)
 Pittsburgh 10.0 (2) 15.3 (177)
Menopause status: 1.0000
 Premenopausal 55.0 (11) 53.1 (615)
 Early perimenopausal 45.0 (9) 46.9 (544)
Smoking status: 0.9488
 Never 65.0 (13) 59.9 (694)
 Past 20.0 (4) 24.4 (283)
 Current 15.0 (3) 15.7 (182)
Age 45.1 (2.7) 46.7 (2.6) 0.0871
Body mass index (kg/m2) 35.8 (10.6) 28.2 (7.3) 0.0004
Height (m) 1.6 (0.06) 1.6 (0.07) 0.3910
Weight (kg) 95.4 (26.6) 70.4 (21.1) 0.0002
Age at BSO 50.4 (4.1) -- --