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 m^2) (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