Characteristics of 31 494 postmenopausal women in the Swedish Mammography Cohort, by use of HRT at baseline (1997)
| Characteristic*† | Use of HRT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Never | Past | Current | |
| No. of women | 14 721 | 3 660 | 13 113 |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 64 ± 9 | 64 ± 9 | 60 ± 8 |
| Age at menopause ≥ 51 yr, % | 48 | 47 | 46 |
| University education, % | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Current smoker, % | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| BMI ≥ 30, % | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Alcohol intake, g/d, mean | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Vegetable consumption, servings/d, mean | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| History of cholelithiasis, % | 9 | 11 | 9 |
Note: BMI = body mass index, HRT = hormone replacement therapy, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Values (except age) are standardized to the age distribution (≤ 51, 52–56, 57–61, 62–66, 67–71, 72–76, and ≥ 77 yr) of the study population.
↵† Means and percentages were calculated for women with known values. Data were missing on age at menopause for 4 415 women, on education for 193, on BMI for 591, on smoking for 611, on alcohol intake for 1219 and on vegetable consumption for 237.