Association between lifetime endogenous estrogen exposure and body composition metrics in postmenopausal women: findings from the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Table 4 Association between endogenous estrogen exposure duration with anthropometric and body composition indices

Variables	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Variables	Coefficient (95% CI)	Coefficient (95% CI)	Coefficient (95% CI)
Weight, kg	-0.19 (-.27 to -0.11)^*	-0.17 (-0.25 to -0.10)^*	-0.19 (-0.28 to -0.09)^*
BMI, kg/m²	-0.05 (-0.09 to -0.02)^●	-0.05 (-0.09 to -0.02)^●	-0.07 (-0.11 to -0.03)^●
WC,cm	-0.11 (-0.19 to -0.05)^●	-0.12 (-0.19 to -0.05)^●	-0.14 (-0.23 to -0.05)^●
FM, kg	-0.11 (-0.17 to -0.05)^●	-0.10 (-0.16 to -0.04)^●	-0.12 (-0.20 to -0.05)^●
SMM, kg	-0.05 (-0.06 to -0.03)^*	-0.04 (-0.05 to -0.02)^*	-0.04 (-0.06 to -0.02)^*
FFM,kg	-0.02 (-0.11 to -0.05)^*	-0.07 (-0.10 to -0.04)^*	-0.07 (-0.10 to -0.03)^*
FMR	-0.002 (-.004 to 0.001)	-0.002 (-0.005 to 0.000)	-0.003 (-0.006 to 0.000)^●

Model 1: Unadjusted
Model 2: Adjusted for age
Model 3: Adjusted for age, education, caloric intake, physical activity, smoking, and duration after menopause
Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, FM Fat mass, SMM Skeletal muscle mass, FFM Fat free mass, FMR Fat mass ratio, CI Confidence interval
^* P value < 0.001. ^• P value < 0.05

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