Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants.
| Characteristic | Total (n = 27) |
TC1X 1 (n = 14) |
TC2X 1 (n = 13) |
p-Value 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 70.93 ± 4.47 | 70.57 ± 4.15 | 71.31 ± 4.94 | 0.678 |
| Time Post menopause (years) | 22.96 ± 5.58 | 23.86 ± 8.09 | 22.00 ± 4.56 | 0.474 |
| Marital status | 0.432 | |||
| Single (%) | 0.07 (2) | 0 (0) | 15.38 (2) | |
| Married (%) | 70.40 (19) | 71.40 (10) | 69.20 (9) | |
| Widowed (%) | 14.80 (4) | 21.40 (3) | 7.70 (1) | |
| Divorced (%) | 14.80 (4) | 7.10 (1) | 23.10 (3) | |
| Education | 0.409 | |||
| High school diploma (%) | 7.40 (2) | 0 (0) | 13.33 (2) | |
| Some college (%) | 18.52 (5) | 14.29 (2) | 23.08 (3) | |
| College degree (%) | 29.63 (8) | 23.08 (4) | 33.33 (4) | |
| Postgraduate (%) | 44.44 (12) | 57.14 (8) | 30.77 (4) | |
| Ethnicity | 1.000 | |||
| Black or African American (%) | 3.70 (1) | 7.1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| White (%) | 96.30 (26) | 92.90 (13) | 100.00 (13) | |
| Lifestyle | ||||
| Ever smoked (%) | 29.63 (8) | 30.77 (4) | 28.57 (4) | 1.000 |
| Consumes any alcohol (%) | 74.07 (20) | 71.40 (10) | 76.90 (10) | 1.000 |
| Frequency (drinks/week) | 1.78 ± 2.44 | 2.34 ± 2.97 | 1.18 ± 1.62 | 0.224 |
| Reproductive history | ||||
| Gravidity | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 0.980 |
| Parity | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 0.562 |
| Oral contraceptive use (years) | 8.1 ± 1.9 | 10.4 ± 3.2 | 5.7 ± 2.0 | 0.224 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard error (SE) unless specified otherwise. 1 TC1X = 1 fl. oz. tart cherry juice concentrate/d; TC2X = 2 fl. oz. tart cherry juice concentrate/d. 2 p-values represent comparison paired t-test for continuous data and Chi Square confirmed by Fisher’s Exact test for categorical data between TC1X and TC2X.