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. 2013 Aug 30;12:39. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-39

Table 1.

Characteristics of study population (n = 303)

Characteristics Distribution
Age at urine collection, years (mean,standard deviation)
55.0 (11.9)
BMI at urine collection, kg/m2 (mean,standard deviation)
26.6 (5.8)
Height at CTS baseline survey, inches (mean,standard deviation)
65.0 (2.7)
Packyears of smoking (mean,standard deviation)
4.0 (10.0)
Pillyears of aspirin use (mean,standard deviation)
0.69 (2.0)
Coffee consumption, average grams/day (mean,standard deviation)
238.2 (184.7)
Coffee consumption, average times/day (mean,standard deviation)
0.97 (0.72)
Strenuous exercise, 3-years prior to baseline, hours/wk (mean,standard deviation)
1.6 (2.4)
Strenuous exercise, lifetime prior to baseline, hours/wk (mean,standard deviation)
2.2 (2.3)
Age at first full-term pregnancy, years (mean,standard deviation)
27.0 (4.9)
Parity, total number of live and still births (mean,standard deviation)
1.7 (1.4)
Race/ethnicity (n,%)
 
 Non-Hispanic white
258 (85.1)
 Hispanic
18 (5.9)
 Black
3 (1.0)
 Asian & Pacific Islander
13 (4.3)
 Other/unknown
11 (3.6)
Menopausal Status, at baseline(n,%)
 
 Postmenospausal
131 (43.2)
 Premenopausal or Perimenopausal
147 (48.5)
 Unknown
25 (8.3)
Alcohol Consumption, year prior to baseline (n, %)
 
 None
86 (28.4)
 <20 g/day
176 (58.1)
 ≥20 g/day
27 (8.9)
 Unknown
14 (4.6)
Tobacco Smoke Exposure, at baseline (n, %)
 
 None
61 (20.1)
 Passive only
142 (46.9)
 Former active smoker
86 (28.4)
 Current active smoker
12 (4.0)
 Unknown
2 (0.7)
Oral contraceptive use, at baseline (n, %)
 
 Never
81 (26.7)
 Former
198 (65.4)
 Current
16 (5.3)
 Unknown
8 (2.6)
Antidepressant use, daily use for at least 2 months at baseline
 
 Yes
29 (9.6)
 No
237 (78.2)
 Unknown
37 (12.2)
Hormone therapy use, at baseline (n, %)
 
 Premenopausal
142 (46.9)
 Peri/post-menopausal, never used
34 (11.22)
 Peri/post-menopausal, prior use
16 (5.3)
 Peri/post-menopasual, current use
71 (23.4)
 Other/unknown
40 (13.2)
Regular aspirin use, years at baseline
 
 None
240 (79.2)
 <1
11 (3.6)
 1
2 (0.7)
 2
4 (1.3)
 3-4
7 (2.3)
 5-9
6 (2.0)
 10+
31 (10.2)
 Unknown/missing
2 (0.7)
Regular aspirin use, days/week at baseline
 
 None
240 (79.2)
 1-3
41 (13.5)
 4-6
9 (3.0)
 7
12 (4.0)
 Unknown
1 (0.3)
Daily Use of Calcium Blockers, in 2000
 
 Yes
4 (1.3)
 No
246 (81.2)
 Unknown
53 (17.5)
Neighborhood Urbanization
 
 Urban
120 (39.6)
 Rural
183 (60.4)
Hours of sleep/night
 
 <5 hours
3 (1.0)
 5-6 hours
63 (20.8)
 7-9 hours
226 (74.6)
 10+ hours
4 (1.3)
 Unknown
7 (2.3)
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (mean, range)
 
 Median Family Income ($)
76,782 (37,337-140,387)
 Percent of population below poverty level
6.8 (0.0 – 37.6)
 Percent of adults age 25+ with college degree
34.3 (1.5 – 79.0)
 Percent of adults without a high school degree
14.6 (1.2 – 56.8)
 Percent of adults employed in a professional occupation 44.3 (6.7-74.3)