Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics.
| Characteristics | non-OC (n = 31) | OC (n = 27) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMIlow
(n = 10) |
BMInorm
(n = 10) |
BMIhigh
(n = 11) |
BMIlow
(n = 9) |
BMInorm
(n = 9) |
BMIhigh
(n = 9) |
|
| Age (y) | 25.10 ± 4.61 | 26.18 ± 4.62 | 25.00 ± 4.69 | 24.25 ± 4.33 | 24.90 ± 4.09 | 25.20 ± 5.31 |
| Height (m) | 1.66 ± 0.04 | 1.62 ± 0.06 | 1.64 ± 0.04 | 1.65 ± 0.08 | 1.66 ± 0.06 | 1.67 ± 0.06 |
| Weight (kg) | 49.70 ± 3.59 | 58.91 ± 5.03 | 75.00 ± 5.13 | 48.13 ± 6.13 | 60.80 ± 4.32 | 77.20 ± 4.85 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.94 ± 1.14 | 22.43 ± 1.19 | 27.84 ± 1.91 | 17.67 ± 0.95 | 22.13 ± 0.99 | 27.28 ± 1.65 |
non-OC, not taking oral contraceptive; OC, taking oral contraceptive; BMIlow, body mass index < 18.5; BMInorm, 18.5 ≤ body mass index < 25; BMIhigh, body mass index ≥ 25. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.