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Table 2 General characteristics of the study participants (n = 850)

From: Dietary networks identified by Gaussian graphical model and general and abdominal obesity in adults

Variablea

Total population, n = 850

Women, n = 584

Men, n = 266

Age (years)

44.7 ± 10.8

44.5 ± 11.1

45.2 ± 10.1

Body weight (Kg)

73.4 ± 13.5

70.2 ± 11.8

80.6 ± 14.3

Height (cm)

162.0 ± 8.9

159.0 ± 7.2

170.0 ± 7.2

BMI (kg/m2)

27.8 ± 5.6

27.9 ± 6.1

27.6 ± 4.1

Waist circumference (cm)

92.0 ± 12.4

90.5 ± 12.3

95.3 ± 12.0

WHR (unit)

0.88 ± 0.11

0.86 ± 0.13

0.90 ± 0.12

Physical activity (% low)

63%

65%

61%

Education (% educated)

34.3%

41.9%

38.0%

Occupation (% employed)

26%

19.3%

40.2%

Smoking status (% current)

5.2%

1.8%

12.4%

Marital status (% married)

80.9%

77.2%

89.1%

Post-menopausal (%)

–

27.8%

–

Dietary intake

 Energy (kcal/d)

2586 ± 1140

2745 ± 1120

2487 ± 1146

 Carbohydrate (g/d)

354 ± 153

380 ± 155

343 ± 150

 Fat (g/d)

82.3 ± 51.3

86.7 ± 50.1

80.2 ± 51.5

 Protein (g/d)

86.4 ± 48.0

93.2 ± 39.7

83.3 ± 51.0

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, WHR waist-to-hip ratio
  2. aValues are mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables and (%) for categorical variables