Table 1.
Comparing the characteristics of participants in the case and control groups based on their anthropometric indices
| Control (healthy) N = 168 |
Case N = 168 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) £ | 35.85 ± 7.65 | 35.33 ± 7.65 | 0.39 |
| Weight (kg) £ | 74.71 ± 9.61 | 81.25 ± 17.39 | 0.007** |
| Height (cm) € | 171.31 (151.0, 184.0) | 174.30 (152.0, 194.0) | 0.001** |
| BMI (kg/m2) € | 25.44 (18.29, 30.47) | 26.66 (18.69, 34,98) | 0.38 |
| BMI category n (%)‡ | 0.055 | ||
| < 25 | 84 (50) | 74 (44.24) | |
| 25-29.9 | 72 (42.56) | 63 (37.5) | |
| > 30 | 12 (7.44) | 31 (18.26) | |
| WC | 87.23 (50.0, 109.0) | 93.34 (59.0, 120.0) | 0.043* |
| Central obesity n (%)‡ | 14 (8.5) | 36 (21.2) | 0.009** |
| Physical activity level n (%)‡ | 0.53 | ||
| Low | 78 (46.2) | 73 (43.6) | |
| Medium | 68 (40.7) | 72 (42.8) | |
| High | 22 (13.1) | 23 (13.6) | |
| Aggression scores | |||
| PA £ | 20.106 ± 5.71 | 24.29 ± 7.97 | 0.021* |
| VA £ | 11.29 ± 4.35 | 14.08 ± 4.27 | 0.040* |
| A £ | 14.04 ± 4.95 | 20.95 ± 5.20 | 0.003** |
| H £ | 17.31 ± 7.15 | 20.44 ± 7.77 | 0.015* |
|
Marriage satisfaction (Hudsen score) |
101.106 ± 12.15 | 103.89 ± 13.37 | 0.61 |
| Smoking history n (%) ‡ | 0.83 | ||
| Yes (Tobacco and cigarettes) | 21 (12.8) | 21 (12.5) | |
| No | 147 (87.2) | 147 (87.5) | |
|
Income n (%) ‡ |
0.78 | ||
| Lower-middle | 68 (40.4) | 62 (36.5) | |
| Middle | 82 (48.9) | 90 (53.8) | |
| Upper-middle | 18 (10.6) | 16 (9.6) | |
| Educational level n (%) ‡ | 0.015* | ||
| Junior-middle | 71 (42.5) | 97 (57.7) | |
| Senior and university | 97 (57.5) | 71 (42.3) | |
| Job n (%) ‡ | 0.12 | ||
| Administrative jobs | 77 (45.74) | 56 (33.65) | |
| Self-Employed | 91 (54.26) | 112 (66.35) |
£ Data were analyzed using the independent sample t-test and expressed as mean (standard deviation)
€ Data are expressed as medians (25th, 75th percentiles) and analyzed using Mann-Whitney test
‡ The data are expressed as n (%) and analyzed by Chi-squared test
P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
Notes: BMI, body mass index; WC, Waist Circumference; PA, physical aggression; VA, verbal aggression; A, anger; H, hostility