Table 2.

Comparative table of demographic characteristics and blood lipid levels of groups

Characteristic	Natural menopause (n = 75) Mean ±SD	Surgically induced menopause (n = 112) Mean ±SD	p
Age	56.7 ±9.3	56.6 ±8.9	0.96
Height (m)	158 ±4.7	158 ±5.3	0.81
Weight (kg)	79 ±13.9	78 ±13	0.88
BMD (kg/m<sup>2</sup>)	31 ±5.3	30 ±4	0.98
Duration of menopause (years)	9 ±8.2	8.6 ±8.5	0.72
TG	143 ±63.2	151 ±78.8	0.48
HDL	57 ±12.6	56 ±12	0.59
LDL	134 ±38	136 ±41.9	0.74
Total cholesterol	219 ±44	221 ±49.4	0.75

SD – standard deviation, BMD – bone mineral density, TG – triglycerides, HDL – high-density lipoprotein, LDL – low-density lipoprotein