Research Article
Increased Plasma Osteocalcin, Oral Disease, and Altered Mandibular Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women
Table 1
Personal and general health profile of participants according to pre- or postmenopausal status.
| Variables | Participants | | Premenopause (n = 50) | Postmenopause (n = 42) |
| Age (years) | 43 (38, 45) | 55 (51, 62) | <0.001 | Body mass index plus waist circumference (n = 66) | Normal weight | 21 | 4 | 0.005 | Overweight or obesity | 20 | 21 | | Cholesterol (mg/dL) (n = 92) | <200 | 33 | 13 | 0.002 | ≥200 | 17 | 29 | | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) (n = 83) | ≥50 | 26 | 17 | 0.275 | <50 | 19 | 21 | | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) (n = 92) | <100 | 14 | 4 | 0.035 | ≥100 | 36 | 38 | | Triglyceride (mg/dL) (n = 83) | <150 | 29 | 18 | 0.128 | ≥150 | 16 | 20 | | Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) (n = 83) | <100 | 35 | 21 | 0.036 | ≥100 | 10 | 17 | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (n = 82) | <130 | 33 | 23 | 0.343 | ≥130 | 12 | 14 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (n = 82) | <85 | 34 | 30 | 0.601 | ≥85 | 11 | 7 | | Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2) (n = 82) | ≥90 | 43 | 27 | 0.221 | <90 | 5 | 7 | | Plasma osteocalcin levels (ng/mL) | 234.77 (171.57, 303.36) | 425.62 (312.88, 508.19) | <0.001 | Alcohol consumption | Never/former | 36 | 27 | 0.642 | Current | 4 | 1 | | Smoking | Never/former | 42 | 29 | 1.000 | Current | 1 | 0 | |
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