Table 2 Anthropometric, echographic and laboratory data of the cohort categorized according to frequency of consumption of fish 1
From: Habitual fish intake and clinically silent carotid atherosclerosis
Frequency of fish intake (number of servings/week) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 | 1 | ≥ 2 | P2 | |
(n = 231) | (n = 373) | (n = 357) | ||
Age (years) | 47 ± 14 | 48 ± 14 | 50 ± 15 | 0.003 |
Body weight (kg) | 72.1 ± 1.1 | 74.6 ± 0.8 | 73.6 ± 0.9 | 0.17 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.6 ± 0.3 | 28.0 ± 0.3 | 27.9 ± 0.3 | 0.58 |
Circumferences: | ||||
Waist (cm) | 93.6 ± 0.9 | 94.8 ± 0.7 | 94.2 ± 0.7 | 0.57 |
Hip (cm) | 104.8 ± 0.8 | 104.2 ± 0.6 | 105.0 ± 0.7 | 0.66 |
Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.89 ± 0.06 | 1.03 ± 0.05 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 0.14 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 129 ± 1 | 129 ± 1 | 130 ± 1 | 0.52 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79 ± 1 | 78 ± 1 | 78 ± 1 | 0.67 |
Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 50 ± 1 | 51 ± 1 | 52 ± 1 | 0.20 |
Heart rate (beats/min) | 75 ± 1 | 74 ± 1 | 74 ± 1 | 0.18 |
c-IMT (mm) | 0.63 ± 0.01 | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 0.65 ± 0.01 | 0.22 |
c-IMT ≥0.9 mm, (%) | 13.2 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 0.002 |
Carotid plaques, (%) | 10.1 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 0.06 |
Carotid atherosclerosis3, (%) | 13.3 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 0.003 |
Random capillary blood glucose (mg/dl) | 89 ± 1 | 89 ± 1 | 87 ± 1 | 0.95 |
n = 221 | n = 353 | n = 342 | ||
Blood concentration of | n = 124 | n = 216 | n = 167 | |
Glycated hemoglobin (%) | 5.6 ± 0.04 | 5.6 ± 0.03 | 5.6 ± 0.03 | 0.63 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 90 ± 1 | 91 ± 1 | 90 ± 1 | 0.95 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 212 ± 3 | 210 ± 3 | 217 ± 3 | 0.25 |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 59 ± 1 | 59 ± 1 | 61 ± 1 | 0.21 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 103 ± 4 | 101 ± 3 | 100 ± 4 | 0.86 |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 133 ± 3 | 132 ± 2 | 136 ± 3 | 0.51 |
Uric acid (mg/dL) | 4.8 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 4.9 ± 0.1 | 0.08 |
Insulin (μU/mL) | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 9.3 ± 0.4 | 9.5 ± 0.5 | 0.65 |
HOMA-I | 2.29 ± 0.14 | 2.14 ± 0.11 | 2.18 ± 0.12 | 0.69 |
QUIKI | 0.35 ± 0 | 0.35 ± 0 | 0.35 ± 0 | 0.73 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.82 ± 0.02 | 0.85 ± 0.01 | 0.82 ± 0.02 | 0.33 |
GFR | ||||
Cockorft-Gault (mL/min) | 104.8 ± 2.5 | 105.4 ± 2.0 | 105.8 ± 2.2 | 0.95 |
MDRD (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 93.2 ± 1.6 | 91.2 ± 1.2 | 93.2 ± 1.4 | 0.47 |