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. 2015 Jan 28;10(1):e0116057. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116057

Table 1. Demographic and reproductive characteristics and general health of eligible, menopausal NHANES participants and the subset of menopausal participants with EDCs measured.

All women 30+ years All menopausal women Menopausal women with any EDC measured Women 45–55 years with any EDC measured
N 13,705 2159 1442 2234
US Population size represented (weighted N) 87,287,033 13,281,193 8,872,966 18,939,894
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age, mean (SE) 52.1 (0.2) 60.7 (0.4) 60.9 (0.5) 49.8 (0.1)
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 72.0% 76.0% 75.7% 70.6%
Black, non-Hispanic 11.6% 9.2% 9.1% 12.6%
Mexican American 6.1% 3.6% 3.4% 5.7%
Other Hispanic 4.9% 7.1% 7.3% 4.5%
Other race 5.5% 4.1% 4.5% 6.6%
Education
Less than high school 7.1% 9.9% 9.1% 5.2%
High school or equivalent 38.1% 44.1% 43.8% 23.3%
Some college or college graduate 54.6% 45.9% 47.1% 59.8%
Born in the United States 85.8% 86.9% 85.6% 86.3%
Family poverty level
Below the poverty level (<100%) 12.1% 13.0% 12.5% 9.8%
At the poverty level (100–199%) 19.4% 20.5% 20.9% 14.4%
Above the poverty level (≥200%) 68.5% 66.5% 66.6% 75.8%
Reproductive characteristics
Age at menarche, mean (SE) 12.8 (0.0) 12.8 (0.1) 12.8 (0.1) 12.7 (0.0)
Age at menopause, mean (SE) 45.5 (0.4) 45.4 (0.4) 44.6 (—)
Number of pregnancies, mean (SE) 3.4 (0.0) 3.9 (0.1) 3.8 (0.1) 3.1 (0.1)
Number of live births, mean (SE) 1.0 (0.0) 2.8 (0.1) 2.8 (0.1) 0.9 (0.0)
Number of children breastfed at least 1 month, mean (SE) 2.2 (0.0) 2.4 (0.1) 2.4 (0.1) 2.0 (—)
General health and behaviors
Body mass index, mean (SE) 28.7 (0.2) 28.8 (0.2) 28.7 (0.2) 29.1 (0.2)
Number of alcoholic drinks/day, mean (SD) 1.8 (0.1) 1.8 (0.1) 1.8 (0.1) 2.0 (—)
Smoking history
Never smoked 100 cigarettes 57.4% 55.2% 54.7% 53.4%
Current smoker 19.5% 18.4% 20.2% 24.2%
Past smoker 23.1% 26.4% 25.1% 22.4%