Table 1 Demograpic and clinical characteristics of study participants.

From: High low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level is associated with an increased risk of incident early-onset vasomotor symptoms

Characteristics

Overall

(n = 2,540)

Without new early-onset VMSs

(n = 1,297)

With new early-onset VMSs

(n = 1,243)

p-value

Age (y)

44.6 ± 2.3

44.4 ± 2.3

44.9 ± 2.4

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.3 ± 3.0

22.1 ± 3.0

22.5 ± 2.8

 < 0.001

Waist circumference (cm)

75.5 ± 7.6

74.9 ± 7.7

76.2 ± 7.5

 < 0.001

Age at menarche (years)

13.91 ± 1.4

13.9 ± 1.4

13.97 ± 1.4

0.044

Parity

No child

257 (10.6)

146 (11.7)

111 (9.3)

0.032

1 child

605 (24.9)

320 (25.7)

285 (24.1)

 

2 children

1393 (57.3)

702 (56.4)

691 (58.1)

 

 ≥ 3 or more children

178 (7.3)

77 (6.2)

101 (8.5)

 

Ever smoker

279 (11.0)

146 (11.3)

133 (10.7)

0.400

Alcohol intake (g/day)

4.4 ± 7.1

4.28 ± 6.4

4.5 ± 7.9

0.396

 < 10 g/day drinker

2133 (84.0)

1089 (84.0)

1044 (84.0)

0.043

10–40 g/day drinkers

253 (10.0)

134 (10.3)

119 (9.6)

 

  > 40 g/day drinkers

20 (0.8)

4 (0.3)

16 (1.3)

 

HEPA

Low

1287 (51.0)

688 (53.4)

599 (48.5)

 < 0.001

Moderate

854 (33.9)

439 (34.2)

415 (33.6)

 

High

382 (15.1)

160 (12.4)

222 (18.0)

 

High education

2042 (81.8)

1067 (84.2)

973 (79.2)

0.001

Hypertension

86 (3.4)

43 (3.3)

43 (3.5)

0.846

Diabetes

35 (1.4)

18 (1.4)

17 (1.4)

0.962

Systolic BP (mmHg)

103.0 ± 11.0

102.4 ± 10.7

103.8 ± 11.3

0.001

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

66.2 ± 8.6

65.9 ± 8.5

66.5 ± 8.7

0.059

Glucose (mg/dL)

92.5 ± 10.8

92.1 ± 10.6

92.9 ± 11.3

0.055

HOMA-IR†

1.1 [0.7, 1.6]

1.1 [0.7, 1.5]

1.1 [0.8–1.6]

0.135

hsCRP (mg/L)

0.3 [0.2, 0.6]

0.3 [0.2, 0.5]

0.3 [0.2, 0.6]

0.335

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

191.5 ± 30.3

191.1 ± 30.8

191.8 ± 29.7

0.572

 < 200

1594 (62.8)

816 (62.9)

778 (62.6)

0.972

200– < 240

771 (30.3)

391 (30.1)

380 (30.6)

 

 ≥ 240

175 (6.9)

90 (6.9)

85 (6.8)

 

LDL-C (mg/dL)

118.2 ± 28.2

117.8 ± 28.4

118.5 ± 28.0

0.526

 < 100

676 (26.6)

365 (28.2)

311 (25.0)

0.202

100– < 130

1038 (40.9)

517 (39.8)

521 (42.0)

 

 ≥ 130

826 (32.5)

415 (32.0)

411 (33.0)

 

HDL-C (mg/dL)

67.4 ± 15.9

68.0 ± 16.0

66.7 ± 15.8

0.037

  < 50 (abnormal)

301 (11.9)

141 (10.9)

160 (12.9)

0.210

50– < 60

551 (21.7)

276 (21.3)

275 (22.1)

 

 ≥ 60

1688 (66.4)

880 (67.8)

808 (64.8)

 

Non-HDL (mg/dL)

124.1 ± 30.8

123.1 ± 30.7

125.1 ± 30.8

0.102

< 130

1521 (59.8)

788 (60.7)

733 (58.9)

0.574

130– < 160

697 (27.5)

352 (27.2)

345 (27.7)

 

 ≥ 160

322 (12.7)

157 (12.1)

165 (13.3)

 

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

73 [56, 97]

71 [55, 95]

75 [58, 100]

0.006

 < 100

1939 (76.3)

1014 (78.1)

925 (74.4)

0.059

100– < 150

445 (17.5)

214 (16.5)

231 (18.6)

 

 ≥ 150

156 (6.2)

69 (5.4)

87 (7.1)

 

Apo A-1(mg/dL)*

155.8 ± 23.9

155.9 ± 23.2

155.7 ± 24.7

0.896

 < 140 (abnormal)

449 (26.0)

224 (25.1)

225 (27.0)

0.354

  ≥ 140

1276 (74.0)

669 (74.9)

607 (73.0)

 

ApoB (mg/dL)*

89.6 ± 21.1

89.1 ± 20.8

90.1 ± 21.5

0.345

 < 90

929 (53.9)

480 (53.8)

449 (54.0)

0.929

 ≥ 90 (abnormal)

796 (46.1)

413 (46.3)

383 (46.0)

 

Apo B/Apo A-1 ratio

0.6 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.260

  1. Data presented are mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or percentage.
  2. VMSs, vasomotor symptoms; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; Apo A-1, apolipoprotein A-1; ApoB, apolipoprotein B; BMI, body mass index; HEPA, health-enhancing physical activity; BP, blood pressure; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.
  3. * among 1,725 participants.
  4.  ≥ college graduate.