TABLE 3.
Characteristics of patients.
| MHO N = 449 |
MUO N = 1666 |
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| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | P-value | ||
| Age (years) | 41 | 34; 49 | 51 | 42; 60 | <0.001 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.3 | 31.0; 34.1 | 33.7 | 31.6; 36.8 | <0.001 | |
| Fat Free Mass (%) | 59.3 | 57.5; 61.0 | 57.3 | 55.3; 59.1 | <0.001 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 100.5 | 96.0; 105.7 | 105.6 | 100.2; 112.0 | <0.001 | |
| Visceral fat (mm) | 45.3 | 35.0; 58.2 | 63.7 | 48.5; 80.6 | <0.001 | |
| Subcutaneous fat (mm) | 36.4 | 29.1; 43.5 | 33.9 | 26.9;42.1 | <0.001 | |
| VAT:SAT ratio | 1.2 | 0.9; 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3; 28 | <0.001 | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 75 | 59; 97 | 108 | 80; 148 | <0.001 | |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 63 | 59; 71 | 56 | 48; 66 | <0.001 | |
| Serum glucose (mg/dl) | 90 | 86; 94 | 98 | 91; 105 | <0.001 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 120 | 110; 120 | 130 | 120; 140 | <0.001 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 75 | 70; 80 | 80 | 80; 85 | <0.001 | |
| Mediterranean score | 6 | 5; 7 | 7 | 5; 8 | 0.009 | |
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| Marital status | ||||||
| Not married | 194 | 43.2 | 510 | 30.6 | <0.001 | |
| Married | 215 | 47.9 | 961 | 57.7 | ||
| Divorced or widower | 40 | 8.9 | 195 | 11.7 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Elementary or middle school | 56 | 12.5 | 255 | 15.3 | 0.262 | |
| High school | 239 | 53.2 | 883 | 53 | ||
| Master degree or higher | 154 | 34.3 | 528 | 31.7 | ||
| Smoking | ||||||
| Not smoker | 261 | 58.1 | 925 | 55.5 | 0.613 | |
| Ex-smoker | 86 | 19.2 | 341 | 20.5 | ||
| Smoker | 102 | 22.7 | 400 | 24 | ||
| Structured physical activity | ||||||
| No | 286 | 63.7 | 1056 | 63.4 | 0.903 | |
| At least 2 h/week | 163 | 36.3 | 610 | 36.6 | ||
| Menopausal status | ||||||
| Premenopausal | 347 | 77.3 | 740 | 44.4 | <0.001 | |
| Postmenopausal | 102 | 22.7 | 926 | 55.6 | ||
| Familiarity for diabetes | ||||||
| No | 291 | 64.8 | 1047 | 62.8 | 0.443 | |
| Yes | 158 | 35.2 | 619 | 37.2 | ||
| Familiarity for CVD | ||||||
| No | 299 | 66.6 | 1143 | 68.6 | 0.416 | |
| Yes | 150 | 33.4 | 523 | 31.4 | ||
| Cancer | ||||||
| Healed for at least 5 years | 23 | 5.1 | 116 | 7.0 | 0.163 | |
| Never been diagnosed | 426 | 94.9 | 1550 | 93.0 | ||
| Past dietary program | ||||||
| No | 386 | 86 | 1407 | 84.5 | 0.428 | |
| Yes | 63 | 14 | 259 | 15.5 | ||
| Using antidepressants | ||||||
| No | 426 | 94.9 | 1565 | 93.9 | 0.452 | |
| Yes | 23 | 5.1 | 101 | 6.1 | ||
| Treatment for high triglycerides | ||||||
| No | 449 | 100 | 1525 | 91.5 | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 141 | 8.5 | ||
| Treatment for low HDL cholesterol | ||||||
| No | 449 | 100 | 1664 | 99.9 | 0.463 | |
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | ||
| Treatment for high blood pressure | ||||||
| No | 449 | 100 | 1226 | 73.6 | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 440 | 26.4 | ||
| Adherence to the Mediterranean diet | ||||||
| Not adherent | 404 | 90.0 | 1470 | 88.2 | 0.302 | |
| Adherent | 45 | 10.0 | 196 | 11.8 | ||