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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2014 May 22;192(6):1694–1699. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.05.086

Table 1.

Participant demographics for women with and without a history of kidney stones for postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.

No History of Nephrolithiasis n (%) History of Nephrolithiasis n (%) p value

n= 80,451 (96.1%) n= 3,471(3.9%)
Demographics and History
Age at enrollment (years) 0.001
    50-59 25,801 (32.1) 1,060 (30.5)
    60-69 35,652 (44.3) 1,536 (44.3)
    ≥70 18,998 (23.6) 875 (25.2)
Mean±SD 63.5 ± 7.3 63.9 ± 7.3 0.005

Race/ethnicity <0.001
    White 78,584 (85.5) 2,953 (85.3)
    Black 5,663 (7.1) 204 (5.9)
    Hispanic 2,557 (3.2) 159 (4.6)
    Other 3,435 (4.3) 147 (4.2)

Baseline history of diabetes mellitus 3,990 (5.0) 302 (8.7) <0.001

Baseline supplemental calcium use 20,397 (25.4) 632 (18.2) <0.001

Hormone therapy use <0.001
    Never 31,846 (39.6) 1,330 (38.4)
    Prior 11,897 (14.8) 570 (16.4)
    Current 36,635 (45.6) 1,567 (45.2)

BMI (kg/m2) <0.001
    <18.5 Underweight 938 (1.2) 40 (1.2)
    18.5-24.9 Normal weight 32,228 (40.5) 1,155 (33.6)
    25-29.9 Overweight 27,141 (34.1) 1,155 (33.6)
    30-34.9 Moderately obese 12,208 (15.3) 624 (18.2)
    ≥35 Severely obese 7,062 (8.9) 459 (13.4)
Mean±SD 27.1 ± 5.8 28.3 ± 6.2 <0.001

Geographical Region 0.02
    Northeast 18,601 (23.1) 735 (21.2)
    South 20,305 (25.2) 942 (27.1)
    Midwest 18,114 (22.5) 770 (22.2)
    West 23,431 (29.1) 1,024 (29.5)

Stone event during the study 2,390 (3.0) 547 (15.8) <0.001

Study participation follow-up (years)
    Mean±SD 7.2 ± 1.1 7.2 ± 1.1 <0.001
    Median (IQR 25th-75th percentile) 8 (7-8) 8 (7-8) 0.005

Dietary Intake
Fiber intake (quintile) Intake range (g/d)* <0.001
    Lowest 0-10.6 15,937 (19.8) 822 (23.7)
    Second 10.6-14.0 16,017 (19.9) 729 (21.0)
    Third 14.0-17.5 16,149 (20.1) 663 (19.1)
    Fourth 17.5-21.9 16,156 (20.1) 627 (18.1)
    Highest 21.9-99.4 16,192 (20.1) 630 (18.2)
Mean±SD 16.6 ± 7.0 16.6 ± 7.0 16.0 ± 7.0 <0.001

Fruit intake (quintile) (portions/day)* <0.001
    Lowest 0-1.0 16,109 (20.0) 899 (25.9)
    Second 1.0-1.5 15,821 (19.7) 706 (20.3)
    Third 1.5-2.1 16,527 (20.5) 699 (20.1)
    Fourth 2.1-3.0 15,868 (19.7) 568 (16.4)
    Highest 3.0-11 16,126 (20.0) 599 (17.3)
Mean±SD 2.1 ± 1.3 2.1 ± 1.3 1.9 ± 1.3 <0.001

Vegetable intake (quintile) (portions/day)* <0.001
    Lowest 0-1.2 16,016 (19.9) 815 (23.5)
    Second 1.2-1.7 15,984 (19.9) 696 (20.1)
    Third 1.7-2.4 16,136 (20.0) 691 (19.9)
    Fourth 2.4-3.3 16,119 (20.0) 647 (18.6)
    Highest 3.3-13.3 16,196 (20.1) 622 (17.9)
Mean±SD 2.3 ± 1.3 2.3 ± 1.3 2.2 ± 1.3 <0.001
*

The ranges of intake for the quintile categories of fiber, fruit and vegetable intake are non-overlapping ranges.