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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of women using extended-cycle or monthly-cycle COC

From: Real-world experience of women using extended-cycle vs monthly-cycle combined oral contraception in the United States: the National Health and Wellness Survey

 

Extended-cycle COC n = 260

Monthly-cycle COC n = 3616

Age, mean ± SDa

31.6 ± 7.7

30.3 ± 7.6

CCI, mean ± SD

0.1 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.5

Race/Ethnicity, n (%)

 Non-Hispanic White

205 (78.8)

2720 (75.2)

 Non-Hispanic Black

18 (6.9)

303 (8.4)

 Hispanic

17 (6.5)

296 (8.2)

 Other ethnicity

20 (7.7)

297 (8.2)

Education, n (%)

  < 4-year college degree

107 (41.2)

1583 (43.8)

  ≥ 4-year college degree

153 (58.8)

2033 (56.2)

BMI, n (%)a

 Underweight

7 (2.7)

150 (4.1)

 Normal weight

141 (54.2)

1822 (50.4)

 Overweight

42 (16.2)

838 (23.2)

 Obese

61 (23.5)

723 (20.0)

 Unknown

9 (3.5)

83 (2.3)

Marital status, n (%)

 Single/divorced/separated/widowed

127 (48.8)

1737 (48.0)

 Married/living with partner

133 (51.2)

1879 (52.0)

Have health insurance, n (%) Yes

237 (91.2)

3199 (88.5)

Health insurance covers COC, n (%) Yesa

204 (78.5)

2565 (70.9)

Current smoker, n (%) Yes

22 (8.5)

362 (10.0)

Exercise ≥ 20 min ≥ 1 time past month, n (%) Yes

207 (79.6)

2827 (78.2)

  1. BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; COC, combined oral contraception
  2. aP < 0.05