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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Intern Med. 2010 May 10;170(9):765–771. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.94

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of Women at Baseline (n= 161806)a,b

Non-user
(n=148394)
PPI User
(n=3396)
H2RA Only User
(n=10016)
Mean (SD) age, years 63.1(7.3) 64.8 (7.0) 64.3 (7.1)
Body-mass index, kg/m2
  Underweight (< 18.5) 1344 (0.9) 10 (0.3) 44 (0.4)
  Normal (18.5–24.9) 52024 (35.1) 645 (19.0) 2267 (22.6)
  Overweight (25–29.9) 50926 (34.3) 1231 (36.2) 3523 (35.2)
  Obese (>30) 42776 (28.8) 1481 (43.6) 4108 (41.0)
Race/Ethnicity
  White 122278 (82.4) 2852 (84.0) 8410 (84.0)
  Black 13354 (9.0) 306 (9.0) 957 (9.6)
  Hispanic 5985 (4.0) 140 (4.1) 359 (3.6)
  American Indian 643 (0.4) 17 (0.5) 53 (0.5)
  Asian/Pacific Islander 4047 (2.7) 38 (1.1) 105 (1.0)
  Unknown 2087 (1.4) 43 (1.3) 132 (1.3)
Smoking status
  Never 75042 (50.6) 1628 (47.9) 4759 (47.5)
  Past 61107 (41.2) 1539 (45.3) 4463 (44.6)
  Current 10306 (6.9) 177 (5.2) 659 (6.6)
Physical function score > 90 56093 (37.8) 546 (16.1) 1990 (19.9)
Parent broke hip after 40 18991 (12.8) 456 (13.4) 1260 (12.6)
Fracture on or after age 55 18191 (12.3) 584 (17.2) 1443 (14.4)
Physical activity (METS) hours/wk
  0 (Inactive) 21777 (14.7) 673 (19.8) 2012 (20.1)
  < 5 29314 (19.8) 868 (25.6) 2314 (23.1)
  5–12 33709 (22.7) 772 (22.7) 2286 (22.8)
  ≥ 12 56636 (38.2) 1021 (30.1) 2953 (29.5)
Fair/Poor self-rated health 12167 (8.2) 793 (23.4) 1733 (17.3)
Treated diabetes 6312 (4.3) 239 (7.0) 618 (6.2)
Myocardial infarction/ angina 8812 (5.9) 518 (15.3) 1269 (12.7)
Asthma or emphysema 14063 (9.5) 658 (19.4) 1501 (15.0)
Arthritis 67433 (45.4) 2314 (68.1) 6444 (64.3)
Osteoporosis 10711 (7.2) 503 (14.8) 1061 (10.6)
Stomach or duodenal ulcer 7335 (4.9) 901 (26.5) 2228 (22.2)
Moderate/severe heartburn 10571 (7.1) 1048 (30.9) 3416 (34.1)
Psychoactive medication usec 13962 (9.4) 927 (27.3) 2147 (21.4)
Bisphosphonate use 2841 (1.9) 116 (3.4) 205 (2.0)
Corticosteroid use 1104 (0.7) 100 (2.9) 202 (2.0)
Hormone therapy use
  Never used 66093 (44.5) 1199 (35.3) 3728 (37.2)
  Past user 23451 (15.8) 606 (17.8) 1872 (18.7)
  Current user 58847 (39.7) 1591 (46.8) 4416 (44.1)
Total baseline calcium intake
  < 600 mg 28607 (19.3) 677 (19.9) 1950 (19.5)
  600 – 1200 mg 55321 (37.3) 1271 (37.4) 3830 (38.2)
  > 1200 mg 60022 (40.4) 1331 (39.2) 3903 (39.0)
Calcium supplement use 33303 (22.4) 658 (19.4) 2178 (21.7)
Total baseline vitamin D intake
  < 400 IU 80920 (54.5) 1792 (52.8) 5341 (53.3)
  400 – 600 IU 35346 (23.8) 784 (23.1) 2463 (24.6)
  > 600 IU 27684 (18.7) 703 (20.7) 1879 (18.8)
Vitamin D supplement use 5887 (4.0) 126 (3.7) 359 (3.6)
WHI participation
  Hormone therapy trial 25285 (17.0) 476 (14.0) 1586 (15.8)
  Dietary Modification trial 44806 (30.2) 932 (27.4) 3096 (30.9)
  Calcium vitamin D trial 33599 (22.6) 608 (17.9) 2075 (20.7)
  Observational study 85727 (57.8) 2124 (62.5) 5824 (58.1)

PPI=proton pump inhibitor; H2RA=histamine 2 receptor antagonist; METs=metabolic equivalent tasks

a

Data represented as n (%) unless otherwise stated.

b

All p values comparing differences among groups are p<.001 with exception of DM trial assignment and calcium supplement use (p= 0.002); calcium intake p=.023

c

Psychoactive medications include antipsychotic, antiseizure, anxiolytic, hypnotic, and antidepressant use