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Table 2 BMI and current NSAID/aspirin use stratified by HRT users and non-users1 in 1991–1994 and 1997–2001 [17, 18]

From: Changing population characteristics, effect-measure modification, and cancer risk factor identification

 

1991–1994

1997–2001

 
 

HRT Yes (36% of population) N (%)

HRT No (648% of population) N (%)

HRT Yes (51% of population) N (%)

HRT No (49% of population) N (%)

P value2

BMI (kg/m2)

     

≤ 23

49 (25.0)

80 (22.4)

41 (21.9)

32 (17.2)

<0.01

24–25

36 (18.4)

59 (16.5)

28 (15.0)

30 (16.1)

 

26–29

56 (28.6)

98 (27.5)

64 (34.2)

55 (29.6)

 

≥ 30

55 (28.1)

120 (33.6)

54 (28.9)

69 (37.1)

 

NSAIDs/aspirin

    

Yes

91 (45.3)

137 (37.7)

93 (48.2)

85 (45.7)

<0.01

No

110 (54.7)

226 (62.3)

100 (51.8)

101 (54.3)

 
  1. 1Restricted to post-menopausal women
  2. 2p value compares differences in distribution over time using a χ2 statistic.