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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jul 16;159(2):77–85. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-2-201307160-00002

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by randomized intervention among all participants and among survivors who participated in post-trial follow-up.

Randomized
Post-trial Follow-up
Aspirin
(N=19,934)
Placebo
(N=19,942)
Aspirin
(N=16,913)
Placebo
(N=16,769)

N % N % N % N %
Age
 45-54 12010 60.2 12015 60.2 10392 61.4 10369 61.8
 55-64 5876 29.5 5878 29.5 5021 29.7 4930 29.4
 65+ 2048 10.3 2049 10.3 1500 8.9 1470 8.8
Smoking
 Current 2580 12.9 2655 13.3 1917 11.3 1975 11.8
 Past 7167 36.0 7098 35.6 6139 36.3 6017 35.9
 Never 10171 51.1 10169 51.0 8845 52.3 8765 52.3
BMI (kg/m2)
 <25 10069 50.6 10094 50.7 8678 51.3 8587 51.2
 25-<30 6158 30.9 6193 31.1 5201 30.8 5202 31.0
 30+ 3674 18.5 3633 18.2 3024 17.9 2973 17.7
Alcohol use
 < 1 drink/wk 11627 58.3 11599 58.2 9688 57.3 9572 57.1
 1+ drink/wk 8302 41.7 8338 41.8 7220 42.7 7192 42.9
Physical activity
 <1000 kcal/wk 12923 65.7 13071 66.3 10911 65.3 10933 66.0
 ≥ 1000 kcal/wk 6751 34.3 6632 33.7 5792 34.7 5631 34.0
Menopausal status
 Premenopausal 5478 27.6 5495 27.6 4835 28.6 4797 28.7
 Perimenopausal 3521 17.7 3628 18.2 2988 17.7 3090 18.5
 Postmenopausal,
on HT
6037 30.4 5911 29.7 5223 31.0 5050 30.2
 Postmenopausal,
not on HT
4850 24.4 4854 24.4 3832 22.7 3791 22.7
Family history of
cancer
 Yes 3529 17.7 3517 17.6 2993 17.7 2930 17.5
 No 16405 82.3 16425 82.4 13920 82.3 13839 82.5
Randomized
Vitamin E
 Active 9966 50.0 9971 50.0 8464 50.0 8437 50.3
 Placebo 9968 50.0 9971 50.0 8449 50.0 8332 49.7