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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Cardiovascular risk factors among women with self-reported infertility

 

Infertility, no

Infertility, yes

N = 1686

N = 282

Continuous data

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (years)

46.4

9.4

47.3

7.7

Live births (#)

1.6

1.2

1.5

1.2

Age at menarche (years)

12.8

1.6

12.8

1.5

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9

6.1

28.0

7.0

SBP (mmHg)

112.2

14.1

112.6

15.3

DBP (mmHg)

71.7

9.1

71.8

8.9

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

185.7

33.9

187.8

35.8

HDL (mg/dL)

67.0

17.3

65.7

17.2

Fasting Glucose (mg/dL)

93.1

16.4

92.2

11.7

Physical activity index

35.6

5.0

35.7

5.1

 

Infertility, no

Infertility, yes

Count data

N

%

N

%

Cohort (number from Gen 3)

1538

91.2%

254

90.1%

Current smoking

169

10.0%

19

6.7%

Hypertension

296

17.6%

53

18.8%

CVD

31

1.8%

5

1.8%

Lipid lowering medication

371

22.0%

63

22.5%

Diabetes mellitus

70

4.2%

11

3.9%

Menopausal

601

35.6%

93

33.0%

Cycle > 35 daysa

60

6.1%

13

7.7%

  1. aAmong pre-menopausal women who responded