Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics according to tertiles of total ACN intake.
| All n = 624 k = 1351 |
Tertile 1 <0.3 mg ACN/Day k = 453 |
Tertile 2 0.3–8.9 mg ACN/Day k = 448 |
Tertile 3 >8.9 mg ACN/Day k = 450 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 44.7 ± 12.3 | 43.7 ± 12.6 | 44.2 ±12.5 | 46.1 ± 11.8 |
| Gender, female (n, %) | 745 (55) | 236 (52) | 250 (55) | 256 (57) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4 | 25 ± 4 | 24 ± 3 | 25 ± 4 |
| WC (cm) | 87.5 ± 12.1 | 88.7 ± 12.4 | 86.0 ± 11.6 | 87.7 ± 12 |
| VAT (L) | 1.3 (0.7–2.5) | 1.5 (0.8–2.6) | 1.2 (0.6–2.1) | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) |
| Physical activity (n, %) | ||||
| Not regular | 114 (17) | 41 (19) | 25 (12) | 37 (18) |
| Once/month last 6 months | 52 (89 | 15 (79 | 22 (11) | 12 (6) |
| Once/month last 12 months | 510 (75) | 162 (74) | 159 (77) | 152 (76) |
| Smoking status (n, %) | ||||
| Never | 353 (52.2) | 114 (52.3) | 117 (56.89 | 97 (48.3) |
| Former | 186 (27.5) | 53 (24.3) | 53 (25.79) | 69 (34.39) |
| Current | 137 (20.3) | 51 (23.4) | 36 (17.59) | 35 (17.4) |
| SBP (mmHg) | 117 ± 16 | 117 ± 15 | 116 ± 15 | 116 ± 16 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81 ± 11 | 80 ± 10 | 79 ± 10 | 80 ± 11 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 34.5 ± 6 | 34.6 ± 7 | 33.8 ± 5 | 34.6 ± 6 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 1.1 (0.8–1.7) | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 1.0 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 1.0 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.5 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.9 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | 0.8 (0.3–1.6) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) |
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SBP, systolic blood pressure, DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Variables following a normal distribution are shown as mean ± SD, and those with a skewed distribution are shown as median (p25–p75).