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Table 2 General characteristics of the study group (n = 1630)

From: Association between egg consumption and elevated fasting glucose prevalence in relation to dietary patterns in selected group of Polish adults

Variable

Women (n = 1041)*

Men (n = 589)*

p#

Age [years]

54.7 ± 9.8

54.1 ± 10.0

NS

BMI [kg/m2]

27.9 ± 5.4

28.8 ± 4.7

< 0.0001

% of individuals with blood glucose ≥100 mg/dl

37.6

41.6

NS

Egg consumption [g/day]

14.8 ± 12.6

18.1 ± 18.5

0.0084

% of individuals who consume ≤1 egg/week

45.9

43.8

NS

% of individuals who consume 2–4 eggs/week

45.3

38.5

0.0077

% of individuals who consume ≥5 eggs/week

8.7

17.7

< 0.0001

Energy intake [kcal/day]

2079.0 ± 757.1

2130.9 ± 718.3

NS

SFA intake [% of energy]

12.5 ± 3.4

12.3 ± 4.5

NS

Cholesterol intake [mg/day]

280.6 ± 130.2

302.5 ± 147.7

0.0130

Cholesterol intake [mg/1000 kcal/day]

134.6 ± 37.7

139.9 ± 42.7

NS

Simple sugars intake [g/1000 kcal/day]

46.7 ± 12.7

42.1 ± 12.7

< 0.0001

  1. * - values are mean ± standard deviation except for percentage of individuals with elevated blood glucose level and percentage of individuals in particular categories of egg intake; # - U-Mann Whitney test for quantitative variables and X2 test for qualitative variables; BMI – body mass index; SFA – saturated fatty acids; NS – no statistically significant difference