TABLE 1.
Baseline demographic and lifestyle characteristics of the 153 postmenopausal women who participated in the NPAAS-FS1
| Variable | Value |
| Age,2 n (%) | |
| 60–69 y | 10 (7.0) |
| 70–79 y | 127 (83.0) |
| 80–85 y | 16 (10.0) |
| Race-ethnicity,3 n (%) | |
| White | 146 (95.4) |
| African American | 3 (2.0) |
| Hispanic | 2 (1.3) |
| Other4 | 2 (1.3) |
| Height,2 cm | 162 (157–166)5 |
| Weight,2 kg | 69.0 (60.8–76.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2),2 n (%) | |
| Normal (<25.0) | 61 (39.9) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 60 (39.2) |
| Obese (≥30) | 32 (20.9) |
| Medication use,2,6 n (%) | |
| No | 14 (9.2) |
| Yes | 120 (78.4) |
| Missing | 19 (12.4) |
| Dietary supplement use,2,7 n (%) | |
| No | 23 (15.0) |
| Yes | 130 (85.0) |
| Current smoking,2 n (%) | |
| No | 150 (98.0) |
| Yes | 3 (2.0) |
| Physical activity2 (MET-h/wk), n (%) | |
| 0–5.5 | 39 (25.5) |
| 5.6–12.25 | 38 (24.8) |
| 12.3–24.0 | 39 (25.5) |
| >24 | 37 (24.2) |
| Season of study participation,2 n (%) | |
| Spring | 38 (24.8) |
| Summer | 51 (33.3) |
| Fall | 31 (20.3) |
| Winter | 33 (21.6) |
| Education,3 n (%) | |
| High school or General Educational Development diploma | 10 (6.5) |
| Schooling after high school | 16 (10.5) |
| College degree or higher | 126 (82.3) |
| Missing | 1 (0.7) |
1
MET-h, metabolic equivalent task hour; NPAAS-FS, Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study Feeding Study.
2
Measured at time of enrollment in the NPAAS-FS.
3
Collected at time of enrollment in the Women’s Health Initiative.
4
“Other” race included 1 American Indian/Alaska Native and 1 Asian/Pacific Islander.
5
Mean; IQR in parentheses (all such values).
6
Self-reported prescription and over-the-counter medications.
7
Self-reported dietary supplement use from the NPAAS-FS baseline 4-d food record.