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Table 2 General characteristics of participants across the tertiles of three major dietary patterns

From: Interaction between major dietary patterns and cardiorespiratory fitness on metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Healthy pattern

Mixed pattern

Western pattern

Characteristics

T1

T2

T3

P

T1

T2

T3

p

T1

T2

T3

p

n

89

90

89

 

89

90

89

 

89

90

89

 

Height (cm)

166 ± 10.0

168 ± 9.04

169 ± 10.6

0.04

169 ± 11.0

167 ± 9.43

167 ± 9.35

0.13

165 ± 10.3

168 ± 9.70

171 ± 9.04

< 0.001

Age (year)

33.4 ± 12.1

35.4 ± 12.7

40.9 ± 13.1

< 0.001

32.7 ± 11.6

36.6 ± 12.5

40.3 ± 14.0

< 0.001

41.7 ± 14.4

34.0 ± 11.6

34.1 ± 11.7

< 0.001

FFM (kg)

47.6 ± 12.4

50.1 ± 11.6

52.7 ± 13.4

< 0.01

51.3 ± 15.0

49.3 ± 11.4

49.8 ± 11.2

0.44

48.5 ± 12.3

49.3 ± 12.2

52.6 ± 13.1

0.03

FM (kg)

21.6 ± 8.12

22.3 ± 9.57

23.3 ± 10.4

0.22

20.8 ± 8.17

22.4 ± 10.2

24.1 ± 9.56

0.02

22.9 ± 8.97

22.4 ± 10.5

21.9 ± 8.70

0.50

Weight (kg)

69.2 ± 15.8

72.5 ± 16.4

76.4 ± 15.3

< 0.01

72.6 ± 16.5

71.6 ± 16.0

73.9 ± 15.8

0.57

71.4 ± 14.0

71.7 ± 17.8

75.1 ± 16.1

0.12

WC (cm)

 Men

93.3 ± 11.4

93.8 ± 15.3

94.4 ± 10.4

0.93

93.6 ± 12.3

93.3 ± 12.7

94.7 ± 12.5

0.88

93.1 ± 10.8

94.7 ± 13.6

93.8 ± 12.6

0.87

 Women

84.2 ± 11.4

85.9 ± 9.55

89.4 ± 13.8

0.08

83.1 ± 9.73

86.3 ± 11.8

89.2 ± 12.7

0.04

87.0 ± 10.5

84.8 ± 13.4

87.1 ± 11.0

0.53

WHR

0.89 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.06

0.91 ± 0.06

0.08

0.89 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.06

0.91 ± 0.07

< 0.01

0.89 ± 0.05

0.90 ± 0.07

0.91 ± 0.06

0.05

BMI (kg/m2)

24.8 ± 4.38

25.4 ± 4.68

26.5 ± 4.85

0.01

25.0 ± 4.12

25.5 ± 4.98

26.2 ± 4.87

0.08

26.0 ± 25.2

25.2 ± 5.35

25.5 ± 4.29

0.38

Sex, male, n(%)

30 (11.2)

40 (14.9)

47 (17.5)

0.03

42 (15.7)

33 (12.3)

42 (15.7)

0.26

42 (10.4)

33 (13.1)

42 (20.1)

< 0.001

Marital status,n(%)

   

0.40

   

0.27

   

0.14

 Single

51 (19.0)

39 (14.6)

36 (13.4)

 

46 (17.2)

38 (14.2)

32 (11.9)

 

32 (11.9)

42 (15.7)

42 (15.7)

 

 Married

38 (14.2)

51 (19.0)

53 (19.8)

 

43 (16.0)

52 (19.4)

57 (21.3)

 

57 (21.3)

48 (17.9)

48 (17.9)

 

Smoking, n(%)

   

0.31

   

0.13

   

0.24

 Non-smoker

81 (30.2)

78 (29.1)

73 (27.2)

 

77 (28.7)

81 (30.2)

74 (27.6)

 

77 (28.7)

84 (31.3)

71 (26.5)

 

 Former and current smoker

8 (3.2)

12 (4.8)

16 (6.4)

 

12 (4.5)

9 (3.4)

15 (5.6)

 

12 (4.5)

6 (2.3)

18 (6.7)

 

Physical activity,n(%)

   

0.10

   

0.19

   

0.92

 Low

40 (14.9)

35 (13.1)

27 (10.1)

 

33 (12.3)

40 (14.9)

29 (10.8)

 

31 (11.6)

35 (13.1)

36 (13.4)

 

 Medium

36 (13.4)

39 (14.6)

36 (13.4)

 

33 (12.3)

38 (14.2)

40 (14.9)

 

40 (14.9)

37 (13.8)

34 (12.7)

 

 high

13 (4.9)

16 (6.0)

26 (9.7)

 

23 (8.6)

12 (4.5)

20 (7.5)

 

18 (6.7)

18 (6.7)

19 (7.1)

 

Diabetes, yes, n(%)

3 (1.1)

2 (0.7)

4 (1.5)

0.70

1 (0.4)

3 (1.1)

5 (1.9)

0.25

5 (1.9)

2 (0.7)

2 (0.7)

0.35

CVD, yes, n(%)

2 (0.7)

2 (0.7)

2 (0.7)

0.90

0 (0.0)

3 (1.1)

3 (1.1)

0.22

2 (0.7)

1 (0.4)

3 (1.1)

0.60

Menopause status, yes, n (%)

11 (4.1)

10 (3.7)

15 (5.6)

0.03

6 (2.2)

12 (4.5)

18 (6.7)

0.02

21 (7.9)

10 (3.7)

5 (1.9)

< 0.001

  1. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant
  2. Values are based on average ± standard deviation or reported number (percentage)
  3. One-way ANOVA for quantitative data and Chi-2 test for qualitative data have been used
  4. BMI body mass index, CVD cardiovascular disease, WC waist circumference, WHR waist to hip ratio, FFM fat free mass, FM fat mass;