Table 2.
Distribution of 95 Control Characteristics Across Categories of DII, Tabriz, Iran, 2014-2016a
| Mean±SD or N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DII ≤ -1.77 (n=48) | DII >-1.77 (n=47) | P-value b | |
| Age (years) | 48.8±11.58 | 47.8±9.91 | 0.64 |
| Sex | 0.35 | ||
| Females | 24 (50.00) | 28 (59.57) | |
| Males | 24 (50.00) | 19 (40.43) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2) | 24.55±2.45 | 25.37±2.92 | 0.14 |
| Education | 0.2 | ||
| Diploma or less | 31 (64.58) | 36 (76.60) | |
| Higher than diploma | 17 (35.42) | 11 (23.40) | |
| Smoking | 0.74 | ||
| Never smoker | 41 (85.42) | 39 (82.98) | |
| Ever smoker | 7 (14.58) | 8 (17.02) | |
| Alcohol | 0.31 | ||
| Non drinker | 42 (87.50) | 44 (93.62) | |
| Drinker | 6 (12.5) | 3 (6.38) | |
| H.pylori infection | >0.001 | ||
| No | 31 (64.58) | 15 (31.91) | |
| Yes | 17 (35.42) | 32 (68.09) | |
| Regular Physical Activity | 0.61 | ||
| Yes | 14 (29.17) | 16 (34.04) | |
| No | 34 (70.83) | 31 (65.96) | |
| Aspirin/NSAID use | 0.75 | ||
| No | 43 (89.58) | 43 (91.49) | |
| Yes | 5 (10.42) | 4 (8.51) | |
| Cancer history in an immediate family member | 0.72 | ||
| Yes | 5 (10.42) | 6 (12.77) | |
| No | 43 (89.58) | 41 (87.23) | |
a
, ANOVA was used for continuous variables and Chi-square was used for categorical variables;
b
, Based on the t-test of difference in means (continuous variables) or proportions (categorical variables); DII, Dietary Inflammatory Index.