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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, N = 133

From: Endogenous sex hormone levels are associated with the revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile in postmenopausal women: a longitudinal study in a Swedish cohort

 

Mean

SD

Age (years)

64.5

5.2

Revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (%)

3.5

2.7

 

Geometric mean

95% CI

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

133.0

130.3; 135.8

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

71.6

69.9; 73.2

BMI (kg/m2)

27.4

26.6; 28.2

WHR

0.8

0.8; 0.9

Sex hormone binding globulin (nmol/L)

69.9

64.5; 75.8

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.1

4.9; 5.3

CRP (mg/L)

1.8

1.6; 2.1

Progesterone (pg/mL)

43.0

39.3; 47.0

17-a-OH-progesterone (pg/mL)

304.2

274.8; 336.8

Estrone (pg/mL)

22.3

20.8; 23.9

Estradiol (pg/mL)

4.2

3.8; 4.6

Testosterone (pg/mL)

231.5

213.3; 251.2

DHEA (pg/mL)

2382.1

2151.6; 2637.3

Dihydrotestosterone (pg/mL)

39.8

35.8; 44.4

Androstenedione (pg/mL)

560.5

519.8; 604.5

 

N

%

Type 2 diabetes n (%)

15

11.3

Prevalent atrial fibrillation n (%)

0

0

Previous CVD n (%)

8

6.0

Hypertension n (%)

38

28.6

  1. Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio, CRP = C-reactive protein, DHEA = dehydroepiandrosterone