Table 1 |
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Characteristics of women in the NHANES III according to menopausal status |
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| Variable |
Premenopausal |
Natural menopause |
Surgical menopause |
All participants |
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| Participants, n |
4156 |
3047 |
459 |
7662 |
| Age (years) |
34 |
63 |
58 |
46 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
26 |
27 |
27 |
26 |
| Diuretic use (%) |
2 |
18 |
15 |
8 |
| Hypertension (%) |
14 |
43 |
37 |
25 |
| Alcohol intake (servings/day) |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Total meat intake (servings/day) |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| Seafood intake (servings/day) |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Dairy food intake (servings/day) |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| Sweetened soft drink intake (servings/day) |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Coffee intake (servings/day) |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Uric acid drug usea (%) |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Data are presented incorporating sample weights and adjusted for clusters and strata of the complex sample design of NHANES III. aAllopurinol and uricosuric agents. |
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Hak and Choi Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R116 doi:10.1186/ar2519 |
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