Table 2.
Demographic characteristics by tertiles of the dietary patterns
| Characteristic | n=140 | Tertile of healthy pattern | Tertile of western pattern | Tertile of unhealthy pattern | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | P valuea | T1 | T2 | T3 | P value | T1 | T2 | T3 | P value | ||
| n=46 | n=47 | n=47 | n=46 | n=47 | n=47 | n=46 | n=47 | n=47 | |||||
| Age (Y), mean ± SD | 32.4 ± 5.2 | 32.4 ± 5.6 | 33.2 ± 5.2 | 31.6 ± 4.7 | 0.294 | 31.3 ± 5 | 33.6 ± 5 | 32.3 ± 5.4 | 0.106 | 32.7 ± 4.7 | 33 ± 5.3 | 31.5 ± 5.6 | 0.324 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 28.1 ± 4.9 | 28.6 ± 5.5 | 28.3 ± 4.4 | 27.2 ± 4.6 | 0.338 | 28.2 ± 5.2 | 28.1 ± 4.5 | 27.9 ± 4.9 | 0.969 | 28.2 ± 5 | 28.2 ± 4 | 27.7 ± 5.6 | 0.875 |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean ± SD | 83.4 ± 10.4 | 84.3 ± 11.7 | 83.6 ± 9.2 | 82.3 ± 10.1 | 0.642 | 84 ± 10 | 83.5 ± 10 | 82.7 ± 11.3 | 0.842 | 84.1 ± 10.1 | 82.5 ± 7.9 | 83.6 ± 12.8 | 0.747 |
| Education, count (%) | 0.003 | 0.357 | 0.864 | ||||||||||
| Under diploma | 37 (26.4) | 21 (45.7) | 11 (23.4) | 5 (10.6) | - | 14 (30.4) | 9 (19.1) | 14 (29.8) | - | 10 (21.7) | 15 (31.9) | 12 (25.5) | - |
| Diploma | 45 (32.1) | 13 (28.3) | 16 (34) | 16 (34) | - | 11 (23.9) | 20 (42.6) | 14 (29.8) | - | 16 (34.8) | 14 (29.8) | 15 (31.9) | - |
| Academic | 58 (41.4) | 12 (26.1) | 20 (42.6) | 26 (55.3) | - | 21 (45.7) | 18 (38.3) | 19 (40.4) | - | 20 (43.5) | 18 (38.3) | 20 (42.6) | - |
| Employment status, count (%) | 0.033 | 0.207 | 0.423 | ||||||||||
| Housewife | 110 (78.6) | 42 (91.3) | 35 (74.5) | 33 (70.2) | - | 39 (84.8) | 38 (80.9) | 33 (70.2) | - | 37 (80.4) | 34 (72.3) | 39 (83) | - |
| Employed | 30 (21.4) | 4 (8.7) | 12 (25.5) | 14 (29.8) | - | 7 (15.2) | 9 (19.1) | 14 (29.8) | - | 9 (19.6) | 13 (27.7) | 8 (17) | - |
| The cause of infertility, count (%) | 0.523 | 0.111 | 0.482 | ||||||||||
| Ovarian | 105 (75) | 33 (71.7) | 38 (80.9) | 34 (72.3) | - | 39 (84.8) | 35 (74.5) | 31 (66) | - | 34 (73.9) | 33 (70.2) | 38 (80.9) | - |
| Idiopathic | 35 (25) | 13 (28.3) | 9 (19.1) | 13 (27.7) | - | 7 (15.2) | 12 (25.5) | 16 (34) | - | 12 (26.1) | 14 (29.8) | 9 (19.1) | - |
a; P value from One-way analysis of variance for continuous quantitative variables and from Chi-square test for categorical variables.