Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants categorized according to tertiles of the MIND diet score in obese and overweight women (n = 229)
| Tertiles of the MIND diet score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | T1 (n = 77) < 6 |
T2 (n = 82) 6–8 |
T3 (n = 70) 8< |
P value | (P value)* |
| Mean ± SD | |||||
| Quantitative variable | |||||
| Demographic characteristic | |||||
| Age (Y) | 35.05 ± 8.08 | 37.07 ± 8.81 | 36.23 ± 8.40 | 0.32 | 0.28 |
| PA (MET-min/week) | 1013.80 ± 1651.44 | 1152.99 ± 18688.79 | 1722.12 ± 3125.71 | 0.17 | 0.26 |
| Anthropometry and body Composition | |||||
| Weight (kg) | 77.39 ± 11.00 | 81.45 ± 13.15 | 81.38 ± 10.72 | 0.05 | 0.41 |
| Height (cm) | 160.59 ± 5.55 | 161.43 ± 5.60 | 161.81 ± 6.19 | 0.41 | 0.94 |
| BMI (kg/) | 30.04 ± 4.16 | 31.17 ± 4.63 | 31.17 ± 3.77 | 0.16 | 0.47 |
| BF (%) | 40.78 ± 5.67 | 41.51 ± 5.06 | 41.23 ± 5.69 | 0.70 | 0.99 |
| BFM (kg) | 32.00 ± 8.18 | 34.10 ± 9.01 | 34.28 ± 7.23 | 0.16 | 0.62 |
| FFM (kg) | 45.33 ± 4.89 | 47.18 ± 5.98 | 47.38 ± 5.60 | 0.04 | 0.44 |
| Blood pressure | |||||
| SBP (mmHg) | 110.65 ± 13.41 | 112.96 ± 13.47 | 113.03 ± 13.99 | 0.48 | 0.67 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 78.08 ± 11.34 | 78.71 ± 9.00 | 77.84 ± 9.27 | 0.86 | 0.10 |
| Biochemical variables | |||||
| Insulin (mIU/mL) | 1.18 ± 0.24 | 1.23 ± 0.23 | 1.23 ± 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.96 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.19 ± 0.09 | 1.44 ± 0.08 | 1.56 ± 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.19 ± 0.03 | 1.16 ± 0.03 | 1.24 ± 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.51 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.43 ± 0.07 | 2.34 ± 0.06 | 2.52 ± 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.28 |
| TC (mmo/l) | 4.74 ± 0.10 | 4.64 ± 0.10 | 4.92 ± 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.52 |
| HOMA index | 3.24 ± 0.15 | 3.43 ± 0.14 | 3.47 ± 0.17 | 0.52 | 0.89 |
| Inflammatory parameter | |||||
| hs-CRP (mg/L) | 4.56 ± 0.53 | 4.00 ± 0.49 | 4.31 ± 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.66 |
| Categorical variables * | |||||
| Education | 0.48 | 0.76 | |||
| Illiterate | 0 (0) | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| Under diploma | 7 (30.4) | 10 (43.5) | 6 (26.1) | ||
| Diploma | 33 (37.5) | 32 (36.4) | 23 (26.1) | ||
| Bachelor and higher | 36 (31.9) | 48 (42.5) | 29 (25.7) | ||
| Marital status | 0.09 | 0.001 | |||
| Single | 15 (30.6) | 13 (26.5) | 21 (42.9) | ||
| Married | 60 (33.7) | 69 (38.8) | 49 (27.5) | ||
| Job | 0.67 | 0.53 | |||
| non-employed | 41 (31.1) | 49 (37.1) | 42 (31.8) | ||
| Employed | 33 (36.3) | 33 (36.3) | 25 (27.5) | ||
| Supplementation | 0.67 | 0.37 | |||
| Yes | 29 (28.4) | 39(38.2) | 34 (33.3) | ||
| No | 24 (34.3) | 26 (37.1) | 20 (28.6) | ||
| Economic status | 0.28 | 0.94 | |||
| Poor | 17 (28.8) | 26 (44.1) | 16 (27.1) | ||
| Moderate | 39 (40.2) | 33 (34) | 25 (25.8) | ||
| Good | 17 (28.8) | 20 (33.9) | 22 (37.3) | ||
BF%; body fat percentage; BFM: body fat mass; BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FFM: fat free mass; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA; homeostatic model assessment; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; MIND: Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay; PA: physical activity; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD: Standard Deviation; T: tertile; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride
P value: ANOVA test was used
(P value)*: ANCOVA was performed to adjusted potential confounding factors (age, energy intake, Physical activity, BMI), BMI consider as collinear variable for anthropometrics and body composition variables
Chi-square was used for categorical variables
P-values < 0.05 were considered as significant
Values are represented as means ± SD.
*categorical variables: N(%)