Table 1. Characteristics of women enrolled in the 9-month open label (N= 498)*.
| Demographic | |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age, y | 56.9 (13.8) |
| Race/ethnicity, | No. (%)** |
| White | 340 (68.3) |
| Black | 103 (20.7) |
| Latina | 11 ( 2.2) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 32 ( 6.4) |
| Multiethnic/Other | 12 ( 2.4) |
| Married, No. (%) | 223 (44.8) |
| Clinical | |
| Excellent or very good overall health, No. (%)† | 399 (80.1) |
| Previous childbirth (parity ≥ 1), No. (%) | 400 (80.3) |
| No current menstrual periods, No. (%) | 363 (73.2) |
| History of hysterectomy, No. (%) | 155 (31.1) |
| Current cigarette smoking, No. (%) | 66 (13.3) |
| Current weekly alcohol consumption, No. (%) | 156 (31.3) |
| Current systemic hormone therapy, No. (%) | 40 ( 8.0) |
| Current stable diuretic therapy, No. (%) | 79 (15.9) |
*
All data obtained at the pre-randomization baseline of the 12-week randomized controlled trial.
**
Participants self-reported their primary racial/ethnic group as White/Caucasian, Black/African-American, Latina/Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American/American Indian, or multiethnic.
†
Overall health was assessed by asking women to rate their overall health as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor.