Demographics at the time of the 1986 baseline survey. Iowa Women’s Health Study
| Patients (n=158) | Non-patients* (n=31178) | |
|---|---|---|
| *Denominator as noted with the exception of missing data for race (346 non-patients), education (64 non-patients), and smoking (441 non-patients and four patients). | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 61.1 (3.9) | 61.5 (4.2) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 26.8 (4.6) | 26.8 (4.9) |
| White subjects (No (%)) | 157 (99) | 30636 (99.4) |
| Education (%) | ||
| <High school graduate | 23 (15) | 5351 (17.2) |
| High school graduate | 72 (46) | 12997 (41.7) |
| Vocational education/some college | 44 (28) | 8475 (27.2) |
| ≥ College graduate | 19 (12) | 4291 (13.8) |
| Alcohol (%) | ||
| Never use | 87 (55) | 17087 (54.8) |
| <3 g/day | 26 (16) | 5754 (18.5) |
| ≥3 g/day | 45 (28) | 8337 (26.7) |
| Smoking status (%) | ||
| Never smoked | 88 (57) | 20593 (67.0) |
| Former smoker | 32 (21) | 5968 (19.4) |
| Current smoker | 34 (22) | 4176 (13.6) |
| Decaffeinated coffee consumption (%) | ||
| None | 59 (37) | 13669 (43.8) |
| ≤1 Cup/day | 44 (28) | 9653 (31.0) |
| ≥2 Cups/day | 55 (35) | 7856 (25.2) |
| Comorbidities (%) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 (4) | 1559 (5.0) |
| Hypertension | 60 (38) | 10750 (34.5) |
| Heart disease | 11 (7) | 2374 (7.6) |
| Cancer | 10 (6) | 2652 (8.5) |