Table 1.
Quartiles of DII score | |||||
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Variable | 1st quartile | 2nd quartile | 3rd quartile | 4th quartile | P value |
N = 113 | N = 113 | N = 113 | N = 113 | ||
Age (y) | 57.94 ± 8.58 | 59.89 ± 9.07 | 57.51 ± 8.80 | 60.67 ± 9.23 | 0.022 |
Gender male [n (%)] | 89 (78.8) | 84 (74.3) | 83 (73.5) | 76 (67.3) | 0.039 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.25 ± 3.75 | 27.25 ± 3.75 | 27.73 ± 3.90 | 26.49 ± 3.92 | 0.009 |
Diabetic [n (%)] | 43 (38.1) | 49 (43.3) | 47 (41.6) | 52 (46) | 0.048 |
High education level [n (%)] | 17 (15.3) | 18 (16.2) | 17 (15.5) | 14 (13) | 0.049 |
Smokers [n (%)] | 45 (39.8) | 42 (37.2) | 40 (35.7) | 31 (27.4) | 0.054 |
Hyperlipidemia [n (%)] | 77 (68.1) | 78 (69) | 87 (77) | 79 (69.9) | 0.48 |
Hypertension [n (%)] | 59 (52.2) | 57 (50.4) | 45 (40.2) | 55 (48.7) | 0.32 |
MI [n (%)] | 50 (45) | 55 (49.1) | 60 (53.1) | 61 (54) | 0.029 |
BMI body mass index, MI myocardial Infarction. P value for discrete variables based on Chi-Square Test and for continuous variables based on ANOVA. Discrete and continuous variables data are presented as number (percent) and mean (SD). High educational attainment was defined as educational level more than 12 years