Plasma organochlorine concentrations and bone ultrasound measurements: a cross-sectional study in peri-and postmenopausal Inuit women from Greenland

Table 1 Characteristics of the 153 peri- and postmenopausal Inuit women

Variables	Mean ± SD	Min	Max	Variables	Categories	%
Age (years)	55.3 ± 4.4	49.0	64.0	Smoking habits	Smoker Former smoker Never smoker	74.5 11.8 13.7
Weight (kg)	68.0 ± 15.2	36.0	102.0	Physical activity	Sedentary Active*	73.9 26.1
Height (cm)	156.2 ± 6.6	142.0	171.0	Dairy products (Portions per day)	0 to 2 3 and more	71.3 28.7
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.9 ± 6.1	14.4	43.4	Calcium supplement use	Yes No	8.5 91.5
Waist circumference (cm)	93.4 ± 14.4	64.0	131.0	Menopausal (n = 141)	Yes No	87.9 12.1
Abdominal circumference (cm)	96.3 ± 14.2	67.0	129.0	Current HRT use	Yes No	8.5 94.8
Hip circumference (cm)	103.3 ± 10.3	82.0	130.0	Former contraceptive use	Yes No	40.5 59.5

*Active: at least one period of physical activity (20–30 min duration) per week over the last three months; sedentary: less than one period of physical activity per week.

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