Table 2

Characteristics of subjects*

Variable
Pre-menopausal women
Post-menopausal women

Race-ethnicity


     White/Hispanic/Asian, n
1/1/6
0/0/11
Age, y
34.6 ± 11.5
52.9 ± 2.8#
Weight, kg
63.2 ± 9.3
57.6 ± 5.6@
Height, m
1.6 ± 0.1
1.6 ± 0.04@

BMI, kg/m2
24.2 ± 4.2
22.6 ± 2.2@

* = Mean ± standard deviation. # = Significant difference from pre-menopausal women (p < 0.05).

@ = No significant difference from pre-menopausal women.

Ganji and Kuo Nutrition Journal 2008 7:22   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-22