Table 1.
Characteristics of participants according to quartile of the dietary and lifestyle inflammation score.
| Characteristics | Q1 (n = 65) (most anti-inflammatory) −2.94 to −0.89 |
Q2 (n = 66) −0.88 to −0.14 |
Q3 (n = 67) −0.13 to 0.58 |
Q4 (n = 65) (most pro-inflammatory) 0.6 to 3.09 |
P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 33.7 ± 11.3 | 34.6 ± 12.8 | 35.7 ± 13.9 | 42.6 ± 13.2 | < 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 167 ± 9.17 | 168 ± 11.0 | 168 ± 10.2 | 166 ± 9.04 | 0.477 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.1 ± 12.1 | 71.2 ± 16.7 | 72.5 ± 15.1 | 80.8 ± 15.4 | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.9 ± 2.83 | 24.7 ± 3.86 | 25.3 ± 4.40 | 29.1 ± 5.18 | < 0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 83.2 ± 9.15 | 87.9 ± 12.1 | 89.0 ± 12.1 | 97.5 ± 12.5 | < 0.001 |
| WHR | 0.87 ± 0.05 | 0.896 ± 0.06 | 0.89 ± 0.06 | 0.93 ± 0.06 | < 0.001 |
| Body Fat (%) | 27.7 ± 7.86 | 30 ± 8.41 | 29.6 ± 9.92 | 34.7 ± 9.94 | < 0.001 |
| FM (kg) | 18 ± 5.67 | 21.3 ± 7.97 | 21.6 ± 9.12 | 28.5 ± 11.1 | < 0.001 |
| Fat Free Mass (Kg) | 47.2 ± 11.5 | 49.8 ± 13.4 | 50.8 ± 12.4 | 52.2 ± 10.5 | 0.018 |
| Sex (%male) | 35.4% | 40.9% | 47.8% | 52.3% | 0.220 |
| Marriage status (%married) | 40% | 48.5% | 49.3% | 73.8% | 0.001 |
| Smoking status (%Current) | 6.2% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 13.8% | 0.219 |
| Occupation (%) | 0.071 | ||||
| Employee | 47.7% | 57.6% | 52.2% | 53.8% | |
| Housekeeper | 13.8% | 13.6% | 14.9% | 21.5% | |
| Retired | 7.7% | 6.1% | 4.5% | 15.4% | |
| Unemployed | 30.8% | 22.7% | 28.4% | 9.2% | |
| Physical activity (%) | 0.424 | ||||
| No physical activity | 36.9% | 28.8% | 40.3% | 41.5% | |
| Moderate or heavy | 63.1% | 71.2% | 59.7% | 58.5% | |
| Education (%university graduated) | 80.0% | 87.9% | 67.2% | 61.5% | 0.002 |
BMI, body mass index; Q, quartile; WC, Waist Circumference; FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.
The values are presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and percent for categorical variables.
*ANOVA test was used for quantitative data and chi-square test for qualitative data. P < 0.05 is significant.