Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study population and their association with tertile of dietary patterns.
| Healthy | Traditional | Western | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 47.46 | 47.47–72.93 | > 72.93 | < 9.87 | 9.88–14.64 | > 14.65 | < 5.20 | 5.21–12.02 | > 12.03 | ||||
| Age (years) | 37 ± 8.5 | 36 ± 8.0 | 34 ± 8.7 | 0.20 | 37 ± 7.5 | 38 ± 9.1 | 37 ± 8.8 | 0.79 | 39 ± 8.5 | 37 ± 8.5 | 34 ± 7.7 | 0.01 |
| Sex | < 0.001 | 0.22 | 0.53 | |||||||||
| Male | 16 (32%) | 24 (49%) | 34 (69.4%) | 24 (49%) | 29 (59.2%) | 74 (72%) | 22 (44.9%) | 28 (56%) | 24 (49%) | |||
| Female | 34 (68%) | 25 (51%) | 15 (30.6%) | 25 (51%) | 20 (40.8%) | 29 (28%) | 27 (55.1%) | 22 (44%) | 25 (51%) | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.3 ± 3.7 | 32.0 ± 5.0 | 31.8 ± 3.7 | 0.68 | 32.0 ± 4.5 | 31.5 ± 3.6 | 31.6 ± 4.4 | 0.86 | 31.9 ± 4.1 | 30.4 ± 3.8 | 32.9 ± 4.3 | 0.01 |
| Fat Mass | 28.3 ± 7.9 | 28.6 ± 10.3 | 27.2 ± 7.2 | 0.68 | 28.0 ± 9.1 | 27.5 ± 8.1 | 28.6 ± 8.4 | 0.81 | 28.3 ± 8.3 | 25.4 ± 8.3 | 30.5 ± 8.4 | 0.001 |
| PA (MET-h/d) | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.10 | |||||||||
| < 600 | 2 (4.2%) | 8 (18.2%) | 6 (12.5%) | 2 (4.3%) | 8 (17.8%) | 6 (12.2%) | 4 ( (8.9%) | 2 (4.3%) | 10 (20.4%) | |||
| 600–3000 | 22 (45.8%) | 19 (43.2%) | 19 (39.6%) | 18 (39.1%) | 19 (42.2%) | 23 (46.9%) | 18 (40%) | 24 (52.2%) | 18 (36.7%) | |||
| > 3000 | 24 (50%) | 17 (38.6%) | 23 (47.9%) | 26 (56.5%) | 18 (40.0%) | 20 (40.8%) | 23 (51.1%) | 20 (43.5%) | 21 (42.9%) | |||
| Education | 0.99 | 0.46 | 0.40 | |||||||||
| Middle school | 13 (26%) | 12 (24.5%) | 12 (24.5%) | 13 (26.5%) | 15 (30.6%) | 9 (18%) | 9 (18.1%) | 16 (32%) | 12 (24.5%) | |||
| High school | 23 (46%) | 23 (46.9%) | 23 (46.9%) | 20 (40.8%) | 21 (42.9%) | 28 (56%) | 26 (53.1%) | 23 (46%) | 120 (40.8%) | |||
| University & Higher education | 14 (28%) | 14 (28.6%) | 14 (28.6%) | 16 (32.7%) | 13 (26.5%) | 13 (26%) | 14 (28.6%) | 11 (22%) | 17 (24.7%) | |||
| Fat% (%E) | 27.9 ± 9.2 | 27.0 ± 10.9 | 24.8 ± 8.1 | 0.28 | 25.9 ± 8.0 | 26.2 ± 10.6 | 227.3 ± 9.5 | 0.79 | 25.0 ± 10.54 | 26.2 ± 7.7 | 28.5 ± 9.5 | 0.22 |
| CHO% (%E) | 59.0 ± 9.1 | 59.1 ± 10.3 | 62.2 ± 9.2 | 0.45 | 61.1 ± 8.4 | 61.1 ± 10.5 | 59.2 ± 9.3 | 0.75 | 63.3 ± 9.2 | 59.1 ± 8.1 | 57.2 ± 9.4 | 0.02 |
| Pro% (%E) | 14.2 ± 3.3 | 13.7 ± 2.8 | 14.8 ± 3.9 | 0.40 | 14.6 ± 3.2 | 14.3 ± 3.8 | 13.9 ± 3.2 | 0.67 | 13.4 ± 3.1 | 14.5 ± 2.9 | 15 ± 4.1 | 0.09 |
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | 2399 ± 803 | 3030 ± 966 | 3562 ± 677 | 0.001 | 2389 ± 734 | 2999 ± 915 | 3591 ± 79 | 0.001 | 2453 ± 775 | 3107 ± 939 | 3410 ± 876 | 0.001 |
%E percent of energy.
Data are presented as means Sd for continuous variables and n (%) foe categorical variables.
aANOVA for quantitative variables.
bChi-square for qualitative variables.