Table 2.

General, anthropometrical and dietary intake characteristic according to EcoRI genotype.

	EcoRI polymorphism
	GG	GA,AA	P value
Age (year)	53.82 ± 6.68	54.63 ± 6.24	0.17
Weight, Kg	75.57 ± 13.47	78 ± 14.34	0.06
Height, cm	161.37 ± 9.11	160.54 ± 8.56	0.07
BMI (kg/m2)	28.99 ± 4.47	30.25 ± 4.99	0.004
WC (cm)	91.50 ± 10.27	94.39 ± 11.78	0.004
HDL (mg/dl)	52.96 ± 11.64	55.56 ± 15.73	0.03
LDL (mg/dl)	108.49 ± 36.45	108.14 ± 33.04	0.91
LDL HDL	2.43 ± 7.68	3.30 ± 15.34	0.35
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	201.06 ± 75.43	202.87 ± 81.19	0.8
TG (mg/dl)	192.10 ± 113	183.04 ± 93.76	0.38
TG/HDL	3.78 ± 2.29	3.52 ± 2.17	0.22
Leptin (ng/ml)	24.97 ± 14.61	25.98 ± 14.78	0.67
Ghrelin (ng/ml)	2.05 ± 1.12	2.42 ± 1.20	0.06
CRP (mg/l)	2.25 ± 1.53	2.55 ± 1.44	0.32
IL-18(pg/ml)	247.43 ± 32.39	252.61 ± 25.61	0.4
Total energy intake, kcal/day	2595.30 ± 865.64	2526.01 ± 1051.63	0.42
Carbohydrate, g/day	341.70 ± 121.04	333.36 ± 157.19	0.49
Protein, g/day	90.33 ± 30.76	87.33 ± 41.04	0.33
Total fat, g/day	105.13 ± 48.51	100.36 ± 47.10	0.29
Saturated fatty acids, g/day	26.56 ± 10.39	26.87 ± 13.43	0.76
Monounsaturated fatty acids, g/day	36.12 ± 18.32	34.57 ± 18.06	0.36
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, g/day	26.50 ± 15.71	23.69 ± 12.43	0.02
Cholesterol, (mg/day)	227.80 ± 224.88	210.38 ± 119.23	0.21
Dietary fiber, g/day	42.18 ± 18.81	40.03 ± 19.93	0.25

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

BMI body mass index, HDL-c high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, CRP C-reactive protein, IL18 interleukin 18, PGF2α prostaglandinF2α a. P values obtained from Independent T-test.