Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the cohort study: age, socioeconomic background and lifestyle (N = 1165)

N

%

N

%

Age (SD)

47.0 (5.2)

56.0 (5.2)

Education

   Primary

309

26.5

-

-

   Secondary

381

32.7

-

-

   Tertiary

475

40.8

-

-

Quality of life ¹⁾

< 0.001

   0-4 (poor)

19

1.6

62

5.4

   5-7 (moderate)

291

25.0

337

29.2

   8 (good)

406

34.9

460

39.8

   9-10 (excellent)

446

38.4

297

25.7

MET hours/week ²⁾

< 21

238

20.7

157

13.6

> 0.001

21-42

249

21.6

322

27.9

> 42

665

57.7

677

58.6

BMI (kg/m2) ³⁾

0.068

   < 25

521

45.2

478

42.3

   25-29.9

369

32.0

388

34.4

   > 30

263

22.8

263

23.3

Menopausal status ⁴⁾

> 0.001

Premenopausal

772

67.0

232

19.9

Perimenopausal

82

7.1

170

14.6

Postmenopausal

298

25.9

762

65.5

Hormone replacement therapy use ⁵⁾⁶⁾

> 0.001

current

267

23.0

425

36.9

previous

128

11.0

183

15.9

never

767

66.0

545

47.3