|
Healthy women (n = 103)
|
Patients (n = 121)
|
P
|
---|
Age (years) Mean ± SD
|
45.3 ± 13.8
|
58.0 ± 11.7
|
<0.001
|
---|
< 35
|
31 (30.1%)
|
2 (1.7%)
|
<0.001
|
35-44.9
|
23 (22.3%)
|
14 (11.6%)
| |
45-54.9
|
23 (22.3%)
|
35 (28.9%)
| |
55-64.9
|
17 (16.6%)
|
34 (28.1%)
| |
>65
|
9 (8.7%)
|
36 (29.7%)
| |
BMI (kg/m2) Mean ± SD
|
26.3 ± 4.3
|
27.7 ± 4.8
|
0.031
|
Lactation
| | | |
≤ 8 months
|
64 (84.2%)
|
63 (76.8%)
|
n. s.
|
>9 months
|
12 (15.8%)
|
19 (23.2%)
|
Smoking
| | | |
Non-smokers
|
70 (70.7%)
|
95 (79.8%)
|
n. s.
|
Smokers/Exsmoker
|
29 (29.3%)
|
24 (20.2%)
|
Menopause
| | | |
Yes
|
6 (5.8%)
|
22 (18.2%)
|
0.024
|
No
|
77 (74.8%)
|
98 (81%)
|
ND
|
20 (19.4)
|
1 (0.8%)
|
-
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; ND, not determined;
- n. s., non-significant.