Table 1 |
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Characteristics of the subjects (N = 51) at baseline |
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Characteristics |
Mean |
Median |
(range) |
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Age (y) |
59.7 |
58.2 |
(49.2–78.8) |
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Height (cm) |
163.9 |
163.1 |
(152.1–179.7) |
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Weight (kg) |
74.8 |
73.2 |
(42.1–117.4) |
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
27.8 |
26.9 |
(17.7–42.5) |
|
Total body fat (g) |
29,744 |
26,808 |
(7,942–55,756) |
|
Central fat (g) |
13,830 |
13,234 |
(3,056–26,396) |
|
Peripheral fat (g) |
14,299 |
12,476 |
(4,163–29,507) |
|
Lean mass (g) |
39,608 |
38,973 |
(29,651–53,548) |
|
% Body Fat |
41.3% |
42.5% |
(17.8%–55.7%) |
|
Age at menarche (yrs) |
12.7 |
13 |
(10–16) |
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Duration of menses (yrs) |
33.3 |
35 |
(12–45) |
|
Years since last menses |
13.1 |
12 |
(1–38) |
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Parity (# of children) |
3 |
2 |
(0–8) |
|
†Age at first birth (yrs) |
23.2 |
22 |
(16–36) |
|
Leptin, ng/dL |
19.8 |
17.5 |
(2.9–78.2) |
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Characteristics |
No |
(%) |
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Race |
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White |
38 |
(74.5%) |
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Black |
11 |
(21.6%) |
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Asian |
2 |
(3.9%) |
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Menopause type |
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Natural |
39 |
(76.5%) |
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Hysterectomy |
12 |
(23.5%) |
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Family history of breast cancer |
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Yes |
11 |
(21.5%) |
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† Based on n = 43 subjects |
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Mahabir et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:3 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-3 |
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