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Adjusted* mean AAT serum levels in women by menopausal status and hormone intake |
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| Predictor |
Number of subjects |
AAT (SE) (g/L) no CRP adjustment |
AAT (SE) (g/L) CRP adjustment |
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| Menopausal status in women without hormonal treatment¶,†: |
Premenopausal |
806 |
1.277 (0.007) |
1.282 (0.007) |
| Postmenopausal |
848 |
1.256 (0.007) |
1.252 (0.006) |
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| p = 0.038 |
p = 0.003 |
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| Oral contraceptives in premenopausal women: |
no OC use |
640 |
1.278 (0.007) |
1.288 (0.007) |
| use of OC |
166 |
1.520 (0.016) |
1.470 (0.016) |
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| p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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| Hormone replacement in postmenopausal women: |
no use of HRT |
324 |
1.207 (0.015) |
1.216 (0.014) |
| use of HRT |
524 |
1.272 (0.015) |
1.268 (0.014) |
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| p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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* adjusted for BMI, age, active and passive smoking, alcohol consumption, systolic blood pressure and study area ¶perimenopausal women (n = 82) and women with unclear/missing information on hormonal use (n = 243) were excluded; †not adjusted for age due to co-linearity between age and menopausal status; OC = oral contraception; HRT = hormone replacement therapy; | ||||
Senn et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:35 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-35 |
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