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Table 3 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants for women according to dietary pattern scores

From: Associations between dietary patterns and gene expression profiles of healthy men and women: a cross-sectional study

 

Prudent dietary pattern (n = 17)

P

Western dietary pattern (n = 17)

P

 

Low score (n = 10)

High score (n = 7)

 

Low score (n = 11)

High score (n = 6)

 

Age (y)

34.80 ± 11.16

33.86 ± 9.51

0.86

35.45 ± 9.78

32.50 ± 11.64

0.59

BMI (kg/m 2 )

28.09 ± 2.71

30.94 ± 3.58

0.091

29.01 ± 2.73

29.73 ± 4.48

0.681

Waist circumference (cm)

82.82 ± 8.07

91.14 ± 7.87

0.312

86.05 ± 8.85

86.60 ± 9.58

0.882

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

106.40 ± 8.42

103.57 ± 8.92

0.142

103.45 ± 9.29

108.50 ± 6.12

0.112

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

67.70 ± 8.84

72.00 ± 8.79

0.912

68.73 ± 9.23

70.83 ± 8.66

0.572

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.20 ± 1.08

4.66 ± 0.58

0.302

4.74 ± 0.42

5.42 ± 1.42

0.032

Fasting insulin (pmol/L)

83.10 ± 23.32

77.71 ± 31.39

0.152

78.82 ± 27.99

84.67 ± 24.31

0.782

CRP (mg/L)

7.03 ± 12.01

6.14 ± 9.90

0.512

6.65 ± 11.32

6.69 ± 11.01

0.412

Total-C (mmol/L)

5.37 ± 1.55

4.95 ± 1.23

0.852

5.04 ± 1.35

5.48 ± 1.58

0.352

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.06 ± 1.12

2.76 ± 1.20

0.922

2.90 ± 1.17

3.01 ± 1.15

0.592

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.64 ± 0.66

1.68 ± 0.39

0.492

1.52 ± 0.47

1.91 ± 0.64

0.142

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.48 ± 0.77

1.09 ± 0.52

0.072

1.36 ± 0.72

1.25 ± 0.69

0.642

ApoB (g/L)

0.98 ± 0.28

0.81 ± 0.29

0.372

0.90 ± 0.28

0.94 ± 0.33

0.632

Dietary intakes

      

Total fat (%)

29.17 ± 4.02

30.73 ± 3.00

0.612

28.55 ± 3.59

32.13 ± 2.50

0.082

Saturated fat (%)

10.45 ± 1.54

9.45 ± 2.32

0.222

9.32 ± 1.96

11.35 ± 0.81

0.052

Monounsaturated fat (%)

11.45 ± 1.84

13.04 ± 1.33

0.132

11.67 ± 1.91

12.90 ± 1.36

0.282

Polyunsaturated fat (%)

4.81 ± 0.81

5.71 ± 0.69

0.052

5.14 ± 0.98

5.26 ± 0.70

0.902

Total fiber (g)

19.78 ± 3.88

28.14 ± 6.77

0.032

24.14 ± 7.11

21.54 ± 5.77

0.362

  1. All values are means ± SDs. Tests for trends or differences were made by using generalized linear models.
  2. 1 Adjusted for age.
  3. 2 Adjusted for age and BMI.
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