Table 1.

The physical characteristics of subjects according to the menopause state

Variable	Premenopause (n=25)	Postmenopause (n=29)	Sig
Age (yr)	46.08±5.27	57.22±2.52	<0.001***
Height (cm)	157.55±3.84	154.81±4.56	0.021*
Weight (kg)	64.47±7.43	64.37±9.69	0.967
Estrogen (pg/mL)	654.61±263.55	296.53±187.79	<0.001***
LTL (kp)	8.29±1.97	7.13±1.89	0.031*

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation. LTL, leukocyte telomere length.

^*P<0.05.

^***P<0.001.