Table 4.
Clinical characteristics of the participants according to the level of liking for fat.
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dislike (n = 1895) | Neither Like nor Dislike (n = 998) | Like (n = 857) | p-Trend | Dislike (n = 2605) | Neither Like nor Dislike (n = 848) | Like (n = 528) | p-Trend | |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 197.8 (0.8) | 200.7 (1.1) | 202.9 (1.2) | 0.019 | 199.7 (0.7) | 196.5 (1.2) | 204.8 (1.6) | 0.004 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 47.5 (0.3) | 47.7 (0.4) | 47.8 (0.4) | 0.005 | 50.7 (0.2) | 51.9 (0.4) | 51.3 (0.5) | 0.075 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 118.4 (0.8) | 121.3 (1.1) | 122.6 (1.2) | 0.01 | 122.0 (0.6) | 118.9 (1.1) | 127.0 (1.4) | 0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 169.4 (2.9) | 168.0 (3.9) | 175.3 (4.3) | 0.321 | 137.7 (1.8) | 131.2 (2.9) | 137.8 (3.9) | 0.544 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 95.2 (0.6) | 95.3 (0.7) | 95.2 (0.8) | 0.409 | 90.2 (0.4) | 90.2 (0.8) | 92.7 (1.3) | 0.085 |
| Insulin (μIU/mL) | 6.9 (0.1) | 7.2 (0.1) | 7.3 (0.2) | 0.858 | 7.8 (0.1) | 8.1 (0.2) | 8.5 (0.2) | 0.027 |
| HOMA-IR (mg/dL) | 1.65 (0.02) | 1.72 (0.04) | 1.74 (0.04) | 0.839 | 1.75 (0.02) | 1.83 (0.04) | 1.97 (0.06) | 0.005 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 116.6 (0.4) | 116.5 (0.5) | 117.2 (0.5) | 0.673 | 117.3(0.4) | 114.6 (0.7) | 117.3 (0.9) | 0.097 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75.9 (0.3) | 76.3 (0.4) | 75.9 (0.4) | 0.896 | 73.7 (0.2) | 73.1 (0.4) | 73.9 (0.6) | 0.121 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 82.7 (0.2) | 84.1 (0.2) | 85.1 (0.3) | <0.0001 | 81.0 (0.2) | 80.8 (0.3) | 82.8 (0.4) | <0.0001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.0 (0.1) | 24.4 (0.1) | 24.9 (0.1) | <0.0001 | 24.8 (0.1) | 24.8 (0.1) | 25.6 (0.1) | <0.0001 |
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. Values were expressed as means (SE). The p-trend was obtained in general linear model analysis with adjustment for age, alcohol intake, smoking, exercise, education level, and income status.