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Table 3 CHS by menopause

From: Poor cardiovascular health status among Chinese women

 

Pre-menopause (n = 4161)

Menopause (n = 833)

Post-menopause (n = 838)

P value

Age, mean (SD), y

42 (5.0)

45 (6.1)

55 (6.6)

0.001

Hypertension, No. (%)

174 (4)

68 (8)

131 (16)

0.001

Hyperlipidemia, No. (%)

1732 (42)

391 (47)

492 (59)

 < 0.001

Type-2 Diabetes, No. (%)

97 (2)

24 (3)

49 (6)

0.001

Current smoker, No. (%)

26 (0.6)

15 (1.8)

13 (1.6)

0.001

 ≥ 2 risk factors, No. (%)

292 (7)

79 (10)

88 (11)

0.001

CVHS, No. (%)

    

 Ideal

51 (1.2)

10 (1.2)

10 (1.2)

0.66

 Intermediate

355 (8.5)

82 (9.8)

65 (7.8)

 Poor

3755 (90.2)

741 (89)

763 (91)

Total score, mean (SD)

10.1 (1.5)

9.8 (1.6)

9.4 (1.7)

 < 0.001

Ideal Diet, No. (%)

1020 (24)

205 (25)

279 (33)

 < 0.001

Ideal physical activity, No. (%)

415 (10)

100 (12)

83 (10)

0.15

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2

22 (2.7)

23 (2.7)

23 (2.8)

0.001

TC, mean (SD), mmol/L

4.3 (1.0)

4.4 (1.1)

4.9 (1.2)

0.001

TG, mean (SD), mmol/L

1.4 (0.9)

1.5 (1.0)

1.6 (1.0)

0.001

LDL-C, mean (SD), mmol/L

2.5 (0.8)

2.6 (0.9)

2.8 (0.9)

0.001

HDL-C, mean (SD), mmol/L

1.4 (0.5)

1.5 (0.5)

1.4 (0.5)

0.04

FBG, mean (SD), mmol/L

5.1 (1.0)

5.16 (1.0)

5.3 (1.2)

0.001

  1. CVHS: cardiovascular health status; BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; FBG: Fasting blood glucose