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Table 1 General characteristics of adults of DISANDNT I/JP (2008-2010)

From: Association between obesity and calcium:phosphorus ratio in the habitual diets of adults in a city of Northeastern Brazil: an epidemiological study

   

Total (Men and women)

Men

Women

   

Mean (± SD)

Range

N (%)

Mean (± SD)

Range

N (%)

Mean (± SD)

Range

N (%)

General and socioeconomic characteristics

            
 

Gender

   

506 (100)

   

105 (20.75)

   

401 (79.25)

 

Age (years)

37.71 (± 11.96)

41.00

 

36.13 (± 12.62)

41.00

 

38.20 (± 11.77)

41.00

 
 

Regular physical activity1

            
  

Yes

   

89 (17.59)

   

33 (31.43)

   

56 (13.97)

  

No

   

417 (82.41)

   

72 (68.57)

   

345 (86.03)

 

Educational level 2

            
  

≤ High school

   

392 (77.47)

   

73 (69.52)

   

319 (79.55)

  

> High school

   

114 (22.53)

   

32 (30.48)

   

82 (20.45)

 

Per capita income3

            
  

< Median

   

242 (49.90)

   

39 (39.80)

   

203 (52.45)

  

≥ Median

   

243 (50.10)

   

59 (60.20)

   

184 (47.55)

Habitual dietary intake of nutrients

            
 

Ca:P ratio (mg:mg)

0.58 (± 0.17)

0.91

 

0.59 (± 0.17)

0.72

 

0.58 (± 0.17)

0.91

 
 

Ca (mg)

552.09 (± 325.24)

2603.40

 

670.28 (± 423.19)

2570.40

 

521.24 (± 287.24)

1624.10

 
 

P (mg)

927.49 (± 401.66)

2589.90

 

1086.32 (± 460.92)

2398.70

 

886.03 (± 374.50)

2589.90

 

Habitual dietary consumption of food and food groups4

            
 

Dairy products (servings)

1.14 (± 0.98)

7.09

 

1.40 (± 1.23)

7.09

 

1.08 (± 0.89)

4.15

 
  

Whole milk (mL)

116.94 (± 140.72)

803.57

 

160.67 (± 181.37)

803.57

 

105.65 (± 126.04)

610.00

 
  

Skim milk (mL)

20.67 (± 71.22)

450.00

 

15.14 (± 60.88)

450.00

 

22.10 (± 73.67)

450.00

 
  

Yogurt (g)

34.81 (± 69.06)

990.00

 

40.25 (± 115.10)

990.00

 

33.41 (± 51.01)

495.00

 
  

Cheese (g)

11.21 (± 12.03)

64.67

 

12.60 (± 12.23)

52.86

 

10.85 (± 11.98)

64.67

 
  

Whole milk (servings)

0.58 (± 0.70)

4.02

 

0.80 (± 0.91)

4.02

 

0.53 (± 0.63)

3.05

 
  

Skim milk (servings)

0.10 (± 0.36)

2.25

 

0.08 (± 0.30)

2.25

 

0.11 (± 0.37)

2.25

 
  

Yogurt (servings)

0.17 (± 0.35)

4.95

 

0.20 (± 0.58)

4.95

 

0.17 (± 0.26)

2.48

 
  

Cheese (servings)

0.28 (± 0.30)

1.62

 

0.31 (± 0.31)

1.32

 

0.27 (± 0.30)

1.62

 
 

Meats (servings)

1.79 (± 1.23)

13.37

 

1.91 (± 1.18)

6.89

 

1.76 (± 1.24)

13.34

 
  

Red meat (g)

89.44 (± 81.76)

1044.29

 

92.47 (± 77.79)

424.61

 

88.66 (± 82.85)

1044.29

 
  

Poultry (g)

50.34 (± 53.50)

664.29

 

55.38 (± 53.76)

381.43

 

49.03 (± 53.44)

664.29

 
  

Fish (g)

22.35 (± 41.70)

712.00

 

25.83 (± 34.67)

200

 

21.45 (± 43.34)

712.00

 
  

Red meat (servings)

1.06 (± 0.97)

12.43

 

1.10 (± 0.93)

5.05

 

1.06 (± 0.99)

12.43

 
  

Poultry (servings)

0.50 (± 0.54)

6.64

 

0.55 (± 0.54)

3.81

 

0.49 (± 0.53)

6.64

 
  

Fish (servings)

0.22 (± 0.42)

3.00

 

0.26 (± 0.35)

2.00

 

0.21 (± 0.43)

7.12

 

Anthropometric characteristics

            
 

Weight (kg)

66.47 (± 14.96)

106.00

 

72.91 (± 16.69)

106.00

 

64.78 (± 14.01)

85.70

 
 

Height (m)

1.60 (± 0.09)

0.81

 

1.70 (± 0.10)

0.71

 

1.57 (± 0.07)

0.79

 
 

BMI (kg/m2)

26.04 (± 5.42)

36.26

 

25.22 (± 4.71)

24.08

 

26.26 (± 5.58)

36.26

 
 

BMI classification5

            
  

Underweight

   

28 (5.57)

   

8 (7.69)

   

20 (5.01)

  

Normal weight

   

201 (39.96)

   

46 (44.23)

   

155 (38.85)

  

Overweight

   

163 (32.41)

   

35 (33.65)

   

128 (32.08)

  

Obesity

   

111 (22.07)

   

15 (14.42)

   

96 (24.06)

 

WC (cm)

84.86 (± 13.31)

76.00

 

87.45 (± 12.61)

68.30

 

84.19 (± 13.41)

76.00

 
 

Central obesity based on WC6

   

159 (31.67)

   

11 (10.68)

   

148 (37.09)

 

WHtR (cm:cm)

0.53 (± 0.09)

0.43

 

0.51 (± 0.07)

0.41

 

0.54 (± 0.09)

0.42

 
 

Central obesity based on WHtR7

   

178 (35.53)

   

24 (23.53)

   

154 (38.60)

  1. 1 at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week [34]; 2 ≤ high school, corresponding to 12 or fewer years of schooling and > high school, corresponding to more than 12 years of schooling; 3 median of per capita income R$ 325.00 or US$ 580.29; 4 food consumption – servings (BRASIL. Ministério da Saúde. Guia Alimentar para a população brasileira, 2006 [39]/USDA. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010) [40]; 5 WHO (1998); 6 NCEP-ATPIII (2002); 7 central obesity WHtR ≥ 0.56 seconds VIEIRA (2009).
  2. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, Ca:P ratio Calcium:phosphorus ratio, Ca Calcium, P Phosphorus, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio.