Table 1

Demographic information for the five groups.

Pre-menopause n = 42Peri-menopause n = 25Post-menopause n = 38HRT n = 36Pill n = 31All n = 172
Mean age in years (SD)33.68 (6.04)45.44 (4.94)55.63 (6.27)55.03 (6.64)34.74 (7.88)45.70 (11.01)
Age range (years)26–5238–5543–6439–6426–5126–64
  • HRT = hormone replacement therapy; SD = standard deviation.