Table 1. Information about study participants.
| AA statin yes1 | AA high cholesterol/ no statin1 | AA normal cholesterol/ no statin1 | EA statin yes1 | EA high cholesterol/ no statin1 | EA normal cholesterol/ no statin1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants n | 72 | 83 | 160 | 61 | 69 | 156 |
| Age (mean) | 51.6 | 51.9 | 50.9 | 51.1 | 50.9 | 50.3 |
| Post-menopausal2 | 47(65%) | 51(61%) | 103(65%) | 34(56%) | 35(51%) | 77(49%) |
| Menstrual cycle phase (days last period) | ||||||
| Menstruation (day 1–5) | 2(3%) | 3(4%) | 5(3%) | 3(5%) | 3(4%) | 4(3%) |
| Follicular phase (day 6–14) | 4(6%) | 3(4%) | 7(4%) | 3(5%) | 5(7%) | 9(6%) |
| Luteal phase (day 15–28) | 6(8%) | 6(7%) | 10(6%) | 5(8%) | 5(7%) | 13(8%) |
| >28 days | 4(6%) | 5(6%) | 11(7%) | 4(7%) | 7(10%) | 9(6%) |
| NA | 57(79%) | 66(80%) | 127(80%) | 46(75%) | 49(71%) | 121(77%) |
| Taking hormonal replacement therapy | 4(6%) | 3(4%) | 14(9%) | 5(8%) | 5(7%) | 16(10%) |
| Pregnant | 2 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (3%) |
| Douche in last month | 7(14%) | 11 (19%) | 24 (15%) | 6 (10%) | 4 (6%) | 3 (2%) |
| Sex partners past year | ||||||
| 0 | 15 (21%) | 19 (24%) | 31 (19%) | 13 (21%) | 14 (20%) | 26 (17%) |
| 1 | 34 (47%) | 42(53%) | 80 (50%) | 34 (59%) | 34 (49%) | 89 (57%) |
| >1 | 11 (15%) | 7 (9%) | 23 (14%) | 7 (11%) | 7 (10%) | 8(5%) |
| N/A | 12(17%) | 15(18%) | 26(16%) | 7(11%) | 14(20%) | 33(21%) |
| Current smoker | 27 (38%) | 32 (40%) | 66 (41%) | 16 (27%) | 24 (35%) | 13 (36%) |
| Yogurt consumption >1 per week | 26 (36%) | 39 (49%) | 65 (41%) | 33 (55%) | 37 (54%) | 92 (72%) |
| Alcohol >0 past week | 24 (33%) | 20 (25%) | 48 (30%) | 22 (37%) | 22 (32%) | 67 (49%) |
| Income | ||||||
| <15K | 32 (44%) | 40 (48%) | 57 (36%) | 14 (23%) | 15 (22%) | 14 (10%) |
| 15K-20K | 7 (10%) | 11 (13%) | 21 (13%) | 2 (3%) | 6 (9%) | 3 (2%) |
| 20K-40K | 14 (19%) | 13 (16%) | 41 (26%) | 5 (8%) | 7 (10%) | 17 (12%) |
| 40K -60K | 4 (6%) | 7 (8%) | 5 (3%) | 8 (13%) | 7 (10%) | 26 (19%) |
| 60K-80K | 2 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 6 (4%) | 12 (20%) | 12 (17%) | 17 (12%) |
| >80K | 4 (6%) | 3 (4%) | 10 (6%) | 17 (28%) | 20 (29%1) | 59 (43%) |
Parameters listed in the table were self-reported.
1Statin use or non-use was confirmed by medical record abstraction.
2A small number of women did not report menopausal status and among this group, menopause was predicted based on age (51 years).