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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: The relationship between peripheral blood mononuclear cells telomere length and diet - unexpected effect of red meat

Variables

Number or Mean ± SD

Sex

21 Female

 

7 Male

Smoking habit

 n

16 smokers

 

12 non-smokers

 Pack-years

16.2 ± 18.2

  

Age [years]

 

40.8 ± 13.8

 

BMIa

 

25 ± 5

 

WHRb

 

0.83 ± 0.08

 

LDLc [mg/dL]

 

119.9 ± 30.7

 

HDLd [mg/dL]

 

67.4 ± 29.8

 

Daily meals [n]

 

3.8 ± 1.0

 

Education level [n]

 primary

 

2

 

 secondary

 

10

 

 higher bachelor

 

9

 

 higher master

 

7

 

Activity level [n]

 None

 

7

 

 Low

 

5

 

 Moderate

 

10

 

 Increased

 

4

 

 Intensive

 

2

 
  1. aBMI Body Mass Index, bWHR Waist-Hip Ratio, cLDL Low-density lipoprotein, dHDL High-density lipoprotein
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Nutrition Journal

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