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. 2011 Oct 13;16(6):430–443. doi: 10.3109/13625187.2011.614029

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of subjects at screening.

NOMAC/E2 DRSP/EE Total
N 1591 535 2126
Age
 Mean years (SD) 28(7) 28 (7) 28 (7)
 18-35 years n (%) 1319 (82.9%) 443 (82.8%) 1762 (82.9%)
 36-50 years n (%) 272 (171%) 92 (172%) 364 (171%)
Race n (%)
 Asian 77 (4.8%) 26 (4.9%) 103 (4.8%)
 Black/African American 4 (0.3%) 3 (0.6%) 7 (0.3%)
 White/Caucasian 1501 (94.3%) 501 (93.6%) 2002 (94.2%)
 Other 9 (0.6%) 5 (0.9%) 14 (0.7%)
Ethnicity n (%)14
 Missing 1 0 1
 Hispanic or Latino 15 (0.9%) 8 (1.5%) 23 (1.1%)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 1575 (99.1%) 527 (98.5%) 2102 (98.9%)
Body weight, mean kg (SD) 63.4 (10.5) 63.7 (10.1) 63.5 (10.4)
BMI, mean kg/m2 (SD) 23.0 (3.5) 23.0 (3.4) 23.0 (3.5)
Smoking n (%) 381 (24.0%) 146 (273%) 527 (24.8%)
Contraceptive method at screening n (%)
 None 155 (9.7%) 58 (10.8%) 213 (10.0%)
 COC
  All 1072 (674%) 356 (66.5%) 1428 (672%)
  DRSP/EE only 281 (177%) 73 (13.6%) 354 (16.7%)
 Foam, condom, suppositories, diaphragm 255 (16.0%) 83 (15.5%) 338 (15.9%)
 POP 34 (2.1%) 16 (3.0%) 50 (2.4%)
 Hormonal ILJD 10 (0.6%) 5 (0.9%) 15 (0.7%)
 Non-hormonal ILJD 14 (0.9%) 6 (1.1%) 20 (0.9%)
 NuvaRing® 28 (1.8%) 5 (0.9%) 33 (1.6%)
 Patch 6 (0.4%) 4 (0.7%) 10 (0.5%)

NOMAC/E2, nomegestrol acetate/17β-oestradiol (NOMAC/E2); DRSP/EE, drospirenone/ethinylestradiol (DRSP/EE); BMI, body mass index; COC, combined oral contraceptive; POP progestogen-only pill; ILJD, intrauterine device; POP progestogen-only pill; SD, standard deviation.