Table 3.
Demography and body indices by dietary pattern.
| Variables | Groups | Protein | Balanced | Beans | Prudent | Traditional |
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| Age (yr) | Q1 | 43.9 ± 16.2 | 44.1 ± 16.6 | 43.6 ± 16.5 | 40.6 ± 16.1 | 42.1 ± 16.8 |
| Q2 | 41.7 ± 16.7 | 40.6 ± 16.3 | 40.7 ± 16.4 | 41.2 ± 16.9 | 40.8 ± 16.2 | |
| Q3 | 39.2 ± 15.7 | 40.1 ± 15.8 | 40.5 ± 15.9 | 43.0 ± 15.8 | 41.9 ± 15.8 | |
| F | 34.8∗ | 30.2∗ | 18.2∗ | 10.0∗ | 2.9# | |
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| Gender (male/female) | Q1 | 915/741 | 842/814 | 879/777 | 752/904 | 736/920 |
| Q2 | 791/865 | 867/789 | 842/814 | 911/745 | 814/842 | |
| Q3 | 813/843 | 810/846 | 798/858 | 856/800 | 969/687 | |
| χ 2 | 21.2∗ | 1.2# | 7.9∗ | 31.5∗ | 68.0∗ | |
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| BMI (kg/m2) | Q1 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.9 ± 3.0 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 3.0 |
| Q2 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.9 ± 3.0 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | |
| Q3 | 22.9 ± 3.0 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 22.9 ± 3.0 | 22.9 ± 3.0 | |
| F | 0.5# | 0.7# | 0.6# | 0.9# | 0.9# | |
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| Waist (cm) | Q1 | 80.0 ± 10.3 | 80.0 ± 9.8 | 80.0 ± 9.8 | 80.8 ± 9.8 | 80.7 ± 9.7 |
| Q2 | 80.5 ± 9.2 | 80.9 ± 10.4 | 80.7 ± 9.8 | 80.3 ± 10.1 | 80.6 ± 9.5 | |
| Q3 | 81.1 ± 10.0 | 80.8 ± 9.4 | 80.9 ± 10.0 | 80.5 ± 9.7 | 80.3 ± 10.3 | |
| F | 4.6∗ | 4.1∗ | 3.6∗ | 1.0# | 0.6# | |
* P < 0.05; # P > 0.05.