Table 1. Comparisons of participants’ characteristics between two groups.
| early postmenopausal women | late postmenopausal women | p | |
| N = 105 | N = 107 | ||
| Ages(years) | 54.58±2.98 | 69.41±7.28 | <0.01 |
| Years since menopause | 3.50±1.48 | 19.35±7.50 | <0.01 |
| Weight(kg) | 60.47±7.06 | 58.58±10.07 | NS |
| Height(m) | 1.59±0.05 | 1.58±0.05 | NS |
| BMI(kg/m2) | 24.06±2.72 | 23.52±3.28 | NS |
| Waist circumferences(cm) | 78.78±7.71 | 77.63±10.21 | NS |
| Hip circumferences(cm) | 92.96±5.36 | 92.70±7.88 | NS |
| WHR | 0.85±0.05 | 0.84±0.06 | NS |
| T(ng/mL) | 0.26±0.15 | 0.25±0.15 | NS |
| DHEA-S(µg/dL) | 112.06±53.19 | 92.88±49.28 | <0.05 |
| SHBG(nmol/L) | 61.79±38.12 | 64.05±27.47 | NS |
| FT(pmol/L) | 11.23±9.93 | 10.07±7.93 | NS |
| Body fat distribution | |||
| Total mass(kg) | 59.14±7.15 | 57.57±10.21 | NS |
| Trunk fat(kg) | 10.21±2.46 | 10.58±3.23 | NS |
| Left arm fat(kg) | 1.23±0.27 | 1.36±0.50 | NS |
| Right arm fat(kg) | 1.28±0.30 | 1.42±0.56 | NS |
| Left leg fat(kg) | 3.03±0.70 | 3.06±0.99 | NS |
| Right leg fat(kg) | 3.12±0.74 | 3.11±1.01 | NS |
| Total fat(kg) | 19.68±3.88 | 20.37±5.96 | NS |
| Proportion of body fat(%) | 33.05±3.50 | 34.86±4.29 | <0.01 |
| T/L | 1.70±0.40 | 1.69±0.17 | NS |
| Proportion of android fat | 0.64±0.05 | 0.65±0.04 | NS |
| Proportion of gynoid fat | 0.31±0.05 | 0.30±0.04 | NS |
Results are expressed as mean±SD. NS, no significant difference; P<0.05, significant difference.