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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of age- and BMI-matched case controls

From: Low serum estradiol levels are related to Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a cross-sectional study

 

MAC-LD (n = 17)

Control (n = 17)

p-value

Age, years, median (IQR)

59 (58–60.5)

59 (58–60.5)

1.000

BMI, median (IQR)

19.35 (17.81–20.80)

20.36 (19.00–21.08)

0.394

Age at menopause, years, median (IQR)

50 (50–52)

52 (49–53)

0.737

Age at first menstruation, years, median (IQR)

12 (11–13)

12 (11–13)

1.000

Years after menopause, years, median (IQR)

8 (5–12)

7 (5–10.5)

0.737

History of tuberculosis, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.9)

1.000

Chronic diseases, n (%)

4 (23.5)

7 (41.2)

0.465

Hypertension, n (%)*

1 (5.9)

3 (17.6)

0.601

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)*

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

1.000

Dyslipidemia, n (%)*

2 (11.8)

4 (23.5)

0.656

Osteoporosis, n (%)*

1 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

1.000

History of smoking, n (%)

4 (23.5)

3 (17.6)

1.000

  1. Abbreviations: MAC-LD Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease, BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range
  2. *Chronic diseases that required medication
  3. Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables