Table 2.
Differences in body composition and level of physical activity between cases and controls according to menopausal status.
Premenopausal | Postmenopausal | |||||
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Variables | Cases (n = 45) |
Controls (n = 88) |
p¹ | Cases (n = 71) |
Controls (n = 138) |
p¹ |
Body weight (kg)∗ | 70.0 ± 13.6 | 69.4 ± 12.9 | 0.956 | 67.9 ± 12.0 | 68.5 ± 12.7 | 0.636 |
Height (m) | 1.6 ± 0.06 | 1.6 ± 0.06 | 1.000 | 1.6 ± 0.05 | 1.6 ± 0.06 | 0.261 |
BMI (kg/m2)∗ | 28.1 ± 5.2 | 27.7 ± 5.3 | 0.618 | 28.5 ± 5.2 | 28.3 ± 4.7 | 0.759 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 91.9 ± 12.4 | 87.4 ± 13.2 | 0.058 | 93.1 ± 11.2 | 92.2 ± 11.9 | 0.780 |
Waist–height ratio | 0.57 ± 0.08 | 0.55 ± 0.09 | 0.092 | 0.60 ± 0.07 | 0.58 ± 0.07 | 0.515 |
Conicity index | 1.5 ± 0.11 | 1.4 ± 0.12 | 0.003 | 1.5 ± 0.10 | 1.5 ± 0.10 | 0.131 |
Body fat (%)∗ | 45.7 ± 6.5 | 44.0 ± 6.7 | 0.103 | 45.2 ± 6.5 | 45.9 ± 6.1 | 0.322 |
Body lean mass (kg)∗ | 36.2 ± 5.9 | 37.4 ± 6.7 | 0.070 | 35.4 ± 4.2 | 35.2 ± 5.2 | 0.326 |
Android fat (%)∗ | 48.6 ± 8.2 | 46.3 ± 9.1 | 0.111 | 49.9 ± 6.8 | 50.4 ± 7.1 | 0.381 |
Gynoid fat (%) | 52.3 ± 5.8 | 51.5 ± 5.1 | 0.338 | 50.9 ± 5.7 | 52.1 ± 5.4 | 0.170 |
Android–gynoid fat ratio∗ | 0.92 ± 0.11 | 0.89 ± 0.15 | 0.200 | 0.98 ± 0.10 | 0.96 ± 0.10 | 0.498 |
MET (min/week)∗ | 1120 ± 2274 | 1754 ± 2348 | <0.001 | 1227 ± 1662 | 1605 ± 2614 | 0.157 |
∗ Nonparametric variables (Shapiro-Wilk test).
† p < 0.01 controls vs. cases (Mann–Whitney U test).