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Table 2 Characteristics of the subjects (n = 14,087)a

From: Gender difference in the association of dietary patterns and metabolic parameters with obesity in young and middle-aged adults with dyslipidemia and abnormal fasting plasma glucose in Taiwan

Variables

Total (n = 14,087)

Men (n = 10,691)

Women (n = 3396)

Pb

Age, n (%)

   

<  0.001

 20–30 y

1667 (11.8)

1332 (12.5)

335 (9.9)

 

 31–40 y

6139 (43.6)

4868 (45.5)

1271 (37.4)

 

 41–50 y

6281 (44.6)

4491 (42.0)

1790 (52.7)

 

Marital status, n (%)

   

<  0.001

 Single

3134 (22.3)

2417 (22.6)

717 (21.1)

 

 Married

10,497 (74.5)

8053 (75.3)

2444 (72.0)

 

 Divorced

456 (3.2)

221 (2.1)

235 (6.9)

 

Education, n (%)

   

<  0.001

  < University

8672 (61.6)

6142 (57.5)

2530 (74.5)

 

  ≥ University

5415 (38.4)

4549 (42.5)

866 (25.5)

 

Current smoking, n (%)

   

<  0.001

 No

10,019 (71.1)

6805 (63.7)

3214 (94.6)

 

 Yes

4068 (28.9)

3886 (36.3)

182 (5.4)

 

Current drinking, n (%)

   

<  0.001

 No

10,984 (78.0)

7787 (72.8)

3197 (94.1)

 

 Yes

3103 (22.0)

2904 (27.2)

199 (5.9)

 

Physical activityc, n (%)

   

<  0.001

 Not active

11,605 (82.4)

8665 (81.0)

2940 (86.6)

 

 Active

2482 (17.6)

2026 (19.0)

456 (13.4)

 

BMI, n (%)

   

<  0.001

  <  23 kg/m2 (non-overweight)

4303 (30.6)

2600 (24.3)

1703 (50.1)

 

 23–24.9 kg/m2 (overweight)

3737 (26.5)

3059 (28.6)

678 (20.0)

 

  ≥ 25 kg/m2 (obesity)

6047 (42.9)

5032 (47.1)

1015 (29.9)

<  0.001

WC, cm

82 ± 10

85 ± 8

74 ± 8

<  0.001

WHR

0.85 ± 0.07

0.87 ± 0.05

0.77 ± 0.05

<  0.001

WHtR

0.49 ± 0.05

0.50 ± 0.05

0.47 ± 0.05

<  0.001

Central obesityd, n (%)

 High WC

3478 (24.7)

2778 (26.0)

700 (20.6)

<  0.001

 High WHR

3830 (27.2)

2950 (27.6)

880 (25.9)

0.055

 High WHtR

5705 (40.5)

4903 (45.9)

802 (23.6)

<  0.001

High body fate, n (%)

4640 (32.9)

1768 (16.5)

2872 (84.6)

<  0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.24 ± 0.49

1.16 ± 0.43

1.49 ± 0.55

<  0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.20 ± 1.14

3.19 ± 1.17

3.23 ± 1.05

0.063

TC (mmol/L)

5.56 ± 0.77

5.54 ± 0.78

5.61 ± 0.72

<  0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.77 ± 0.85

1.90 ± 0.85

1.39 ± 0.74

<  0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

6.00 ± 0.98

6.01 ± 0.94

5.99 ± 1.10

0.312

  1. BMI body mass index, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, WC waist circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, HDL-C high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, FPG fasting plasma glucose
  2. aData are presented as the mean ± SD for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables
  3. bP-values were derived from general linear regression for continuous variables and from chi-square test for categorical variables
  4. cNot active < 150 min/week, active ≥150 min/week
  5. dHigh WC ≥ 90 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women, high WHR ≥ 0.9 for men and ≥ 0.8 for women, high WHtR ≥0.5
  6. eHigh body fat > 30% for men and > 25% for women
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