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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of studied participants

From: Major dietary patterns in relation to chronic low back pain; a cross-sectional study from RaNCD cohort

Variables

Total

(n = 7686)

Vegetarian dietary pattern

P**

High protein dietary pattern

P**

Energy dense diet

P**

T1

(n = 2562)

T2

(n = 2562)

T3

(n = 2562)

T1

(n = 2562)

T2

(n = 2562)

T3

(n = 2562)

T1

(n = 2562)

T2

(n = 2562)

T3

(n = 2562)

Age (year)

47.28 ± 7.99a

47.56 ± 8.19

47.31 ± 8.04

46.98 ± 7.74

0.032

48.97 ± 8.11

47.04 ± 7.92

45.84 ± 7.63

< 0.001

47.45 ± 8.13

47.49 ± 7.98

46.91 ± 7.86

0.015

Weight (kg)

72.77 ± 13.69

70.24 ± 13.44

72.86 ± 13.6

75.23 ± 13.59

< 0.001

70.75 ± 13.44

72.16 ± 13.50

75.41 ± 13.72

< 0.001

72.33 ± 12.97

72.30 ± 13.47

73.69 ± 14.55

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

27.28 ± 5.19

26.48 ± 4.51

27.33 ± 6.08

28.03 ± 4.72

< 0.001

27.66 ± 4.83

27.19 ± 6.10

26.98 ± 4.47

< 0.001

27.70 ± 6.01

27.13 ± 4.47

27 ± 4.94

< 0.001

WC (cm)

96.73 ± 10.67

95.42 ± 11.01

97.10 ± 10.37

97.66 ± 10.5

< 0.001

97.45 ± 11.16

96.46 ± 10.46

96.27 ± 10.35

< 0.001

97.44 ± 10.30

96.74 ± 10.21

96 ± 11.42

< 0.001

PA (MET hour/ day(

41.27 ± 8.38

41.46 ± 8.29

41.27 ± 8.49

41.06 ± 8.36

0.243

40.83 ± 7.46

40.99 ± 7.88

41.98 ± 9.60

< 0.001

39.36 ± 6.68

41.21 ± 8.12

43.23 ± 9.63

< 0.001

Sex, male, %

51.3

51.2

52.3

50.9

0.589

32.1

49.7

72.6

< 0.001

41

49.7

63.7

< 0.001

Drinking, %

6.6

6.7

6.9

6.3

0.689

2.3

5.7

12

< 0.001

4.5

5.7

9.8

< 0.001

Smoking, %

20.4

22.7

20.6

18.2

< 0.001

16.3

18.7

26.6

< 0.001

11.5

19.3

30.6

< 0.001

Diabetes, %

6.5

4.8

6.6

8.2

< 0.001

8.7

5.7

5.3

< 0.001

9.3

6.2

4.1

< 0.001

Chronic LBP, %

22.5

22.9

22.1

22.9

0.709

25.3

21.6

21.1

< 0.001

21.8

22

24.1

0.101

  1. BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, PA Physical activity, LBP low back pain
  2. aMean ± SD **P-values were obtained ANOVA and Chi square test