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. 2023 Jan 9;24:6. doi: 10.1186/s12882-023-03059-8

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants according to quintiles (Q) of the empirical lifestyle index for hyperinsulinemia

Empirical lifestyle index for hyperinsulinemia P Value*
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Age (years) 32.8 ± 13.3 37.1 ± 13.2 39.0 ± 12.1 40.1 ± 12.1 40.5 ± 11.6 < 0.001
Men (%) 45.9 48.3 48.6 48.2 38.0 < 0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2) 21.7 ± 2.7 24.7 ± 2.4 26.6 ± 2.5 28.7 ± 2.8 32.2 ± 4.7 < 0.001
Smoking (%) 13.2 12.4 12.5 13.2 10.7 0.335
Physical activity (MET/hour/week) 82.9 (38.1–125.0) 71.4 (27.0–107.9) 64.9 (23.3–103.9) 59.9 (20.8–102.2) 51.3 (15.9–90.0) < 0.001
Academic education, (%) 25.1 27.3 26.0 23.6 18.5 < 0.001
Creatinine (mg/dl) 1.01 ± 0.14 1.02 ± 0.14 1.02 ± 0.15 1.03 ± 0.14 1.01 ± 0.14 0.154
Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2) 83.9 ± 12.6 80.6 ± 12.0 79.2 ± 12.1 77.7 ± 11.7 77.5 ± 12.1 < 0.001
Hypertension (%) 4.1 6.9 7.8 13.3 15.0 < 0.001
Diabetes (%) 2.0 3.0 4.7 4.6 6.8 < 0.001
Empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia 0.17 ± 0.13 0.19 ± 0.17 0.20 ± 0.18 0.20 ± 0.24 0.35 ± 0.30 < 0.001
Empirical lifestyle index for hyperinsulinemia 0.95 ± 0.11 1.16 ± 0.04 1.31 ± 0.03 1.46 ± 0.05 1.75 ± 0.19 < 0.001
Nutrient Intake
 Energy(Kcal/d) 2387 ± 724 2329 ± 696 2306 ± 702 2310 ± 700 2431 ± 748 < 0.001
 Carbohydrate(% of energy) 59.3 ± 6.7 59.0 ± 6.8 58.6 ± 11.8 58.2 ± 6.7 56.1 ± 6.9 < 0.001
 Protein(% of energy) 14.0 ± 2.7 14.4 ± 2.9 15.0 ± 1.8 14.5 ± 2.7 14.6 ± 3.0 0.066
 Fat(% of energy) 29.8 ± 6.0 29.9 ± 6.0 31.0 ± 6.0 30.3 ± 6.7 32.3 ± 7.0 < 0.001
Food groups
 Red meat (serving/week) 0.49 (0.28–0.77) 0.56 (0.28–0.91) 0.63 (0.35–1.19) 0.70 (0.42–1.26) 0.91 (0.49–1.89) < 0.001
 Fruit juice(serving/week) 0.12 (0.07–0.91) 0.28 (0.07–0.70) 0.21 (0.02–0.54) 0.28 (0.07–0.70) 0.21 (0.03–0.70) 0.352
 Coffee(serving/d) 0.00 (0.00–0.03) 0.00 (0.00–0.03) 0.00 (0.00–0.02) 0.00 (0.00–0.02) 0.00 (0.00–0.02) 0.030
 Butter and Margarine (serving/d) 0.16 (0.00–0.71) 0.16 (0.01–0.71) 0.25 (0.01–1.07) 0.41 (0.02–1.42) 0.71 (0.04–2.50) < 0.001
 Whole fruit(serving/d) 1.65 (0.83–2.72) 1.54 (0.80–2.65) 1.50 (0.78–2.40) 1.39 (0.74–2.30) 1.41 (0.75–2.32) < 0.001
 High-fat dairy products(serving/d) 1.31 (0.85–2.12) 1.23 (0.82–1.96) 1.17 (0.72–1.79) 1.11 (0.69–1.65) 1.09 (0.66–1.59) < 0.001
 Snacks(serving/d) 0.17 (0.03–0.57) 0.14 (0.02–0.41) 0.14 (0.02–0.36) 0.13 (0.01–0.31) 0.14 (0.02–0.35) < 0.001
 Salad dressing(serving/d) 0.16 (0.06–0.42) 0.15 (0.06–0.34) 0.14 (0.04–0.31) 0.14 (0.04–0.29) 0.14 (0.05–0.31) < 0.001

Data represented as mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile) for continuous variables and number and percent for categorical variables

*Chi-square and linear regression were used to test the trend of continuous and categorical variables across quintiles of the empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (as the median value in each quartile), respectively