Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 81).
| Variable | Anti-inflammatory Diet (AID) Group (42 (51.9)) |
Control Diet (CD) Group (39 (48.1)) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, Men | 3 (7.1) | 4 (10.3) | 0.619 a |
| Women | 39 (92.9) | 35 (89.7) | |
| Age (years) (Mean± SD) | 43.60 ± 5.75 | 41.72 ± 6.70 | 0.178 b |
| Marriage Status, Single | 3 (7.1) | 3 (7.7) | 0.537 a |
| Married | 38 (90.5) | 33 (84.6) | |
| Divorced | 1 (2.4) | 3 (7.7) | |
| Widowed | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Education Degree, Elementary school | 0 (0) | 2 (5.1) | 0.00 a |
| High School | 12 (28.6) | 22 (56.4) | |
| University | 29 (69.0) | 15 (38.5) | |
| Postgraduate | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Professional Status, Unemployed | 1 (2.4) | 9 (23.1) | 0.033 a |
| Employed | 40 (95.2) | 30 (76.9) | |
| Student | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Physical Activity, Inactive | 15 (35.7) | 18 (46.2) | 0.315 a |
| Moderately Inactive | 9 (21.4) | 3 (7.7) | |
| Moderately Active | 14 (33.3) | 15 (38.5) | |
| Active | 4 (9.5) | 3 (7.7) | |
| Obesity, First Degree | 26 (61.9) | 21 (53.8) | 0.584 a |
| Second Degree | 10 (23.8) | 9 (23.1) | |
| Third Degree | 6 (14.3) | 9 (23.1) | |
| Metabolic Syndrome, Yes | 20 (47.6) | 13 (33.3) | 0.191 a |
| Autoimmune Thyroid Disease | 10 (23.8) | 3 (7.7) | 0.048 a |
Data are presented as number (%) unless otherwise stated. a p < 0.05 was tested using the χ2 test for independent samples. b p < 0.05 was tested with Student’s t-test for independent samples.