Table 2.
Characteristics of CP and non-CP groups for fatty acid intake
| Neck/shoulder/upper limb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP (n 35) | Non-CP (n 782) | P-value* | |||
| Mean/n | 95 % CI/% | Mean/n | 95 % CI/% | ||
| Sex (female), n | 24 | 68⋅57 | 407 | 52⋅05 | 0⋅050 |
| Age, years | 63⋅91 | 60⋅11, 67⋅72 | 63⋅75 | 63⋅02, 67⋅72 | 0⋅927 |
| Lack of exercise, n | 30 | 85⋅71 | 618 | 79⋅03 | 0⋅286 |
| Lack of sleep, n | 29 | 82⋅86 | 567 | 72⋅51 | 0⋅128 |
| Current smoker, n | 7 | 20⋅00 | 141 | 18⋅03 | 0⋅770 |
| Current drinker, n | 15 | 42⋅86 | 369 | 47⋅19 | 0⋅616 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22⋅17 | 21⋅42, 22⋅92 | 23⋅32 | 23⋅09, 22⋅92 | 0⋅007 |
| Diabetes treatment, n | 2 | 5⋅71 | 63 | 8⋅06 | 0⋅617 |
| Dyslipidemia treatment, n | 2 | 5⋅71 | 84 | 10⋅74 | 0⋅231 |
| CRP, mg/dl | 0⋅14 | 0⋅05, 0⋅23 | 0⋅14 | 0⋅10, 0⋅23 | 0⋅976 |
| SFA, % energy | 6⋅93 | 6⋅21, 7⋅65 | 6⋅38 | 6⋅25, 7⋅65 | 0⋅098 |
| MUFA, % energy | 9⋅25 | 8⋅34, 10⋅17 | 8⋅58 | 8⋅42, 10⋅17 | 0⋅100 |
| PUFA, % energy | 6⋅35 | 5⋅69, 7⋅00 | 6⋅06 | 5⋅95, 7⋅00 | 0⋅406 |
| n-3 fatty acids, % energy | 1⋅37 | 1⋅21, 1⋅53 | 1⋅33 | 1⋅30, 1⋅53 | 0⋅644 |
| n-6 fatty acids, % energy | 4⋅96 | 4⋅42, 5⋅49 | 4⋅71 | 4⋅62, 5⋅49 | 0⋅370 |
| C18:1(M), mg/1000 kcal | 9180⋅13 | 8248⋅03, 10 112.23 | 8482⋅75 | 8314⋅76, 10 112.23 | 0⋅095 |
| C18:2(n6)(P(n-6)), mg/1000 kcal | 5337⋅29 | 4751⋅95, 5922⋅63 | 5068⋅90 | 4975⋅5, 5922⋅63 | 0⋅381 |
| C18:3(n3)(P(n-3)), mg/1000 kcal | 861⋅47 | 752⋅05, 970⋅89 | 815⋅92 | 798⋅62, 970⋅89 | 0⋅426 |
| C20:2(n6)(P(n-6)), mg/1000 kcal | 25⋅75 | 22⋅78, 28⋅72 | 23⋅73 | 23⋅14, 28⋅72 | 0⋅169 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.
*
P-values were calculated using the Student's t test and χ2 test for continuous and categorical variables, respectively (P-values < 0⋅05 are highlighted in bold).