Table 1.
General characteristics of participants across the tertiles of Animal protein and Plant protein
| Plant protein | P- value | Animal protein | P- value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 489) |
T1 ≤ 25.1 (N = 170) |
T2 25.2–33.1 (N = 171) |
T3 ≥ 33.2 (N = 148) |
T1 ≤ 32.1 (N = 165) |
T2 32.2–42.8 (N = 170) |
T3 ≥ 42.9 (N = 154) |
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| Age (year) | 31.82 ± 7.68 | 31.20 ± 7.95 | 31.97 ± 7.38 | 32.37 ± 7.70 | 0.38 | 31.55 ± 7.86 | 31.45 ± 7.67 | 32.51 ± 7.50 | 0.39 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.45 ± 4.51 | 23.66 ± 3.94 | 24.35 ± 4.59 | 25.47 ± 4.86 | 0.002 | 23.74 ± 4.32 | 24.52 ± 5.99 | 25.12 ± 4.91 | 0.02 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.41 ± 12.00 | 62.72 ± 10.89 | 64.42 ± 12.25 | 66.33 ± 12.68 | 0.02 | 62.53 ± 11.41 | 64.81 ± 12.03 | 65.98 ± 12.37 | 0.03 |
| Physical activity (Met.h/d) | 39.88 ± 6.76 | 38.86 ± 5.90 | 40.67 ± 7.14 | 40.13 ± 7.12 | 0.05 | 39.39 ± 6.29 | 39.79 ± 6.58 | 40.51 ± 7.42 | 0.34 |
| Socioeconomic status (n (%)) | 0.05 | 0.73 | |||||||
| Low | 42 (8.6) | 22 (52.5) | 12 (28.5) | 8 (19) | 15 (38.8) | 17 (34.5) | 10 (26.7) | ||
| Medium | 179 (36.6) | 56 (31.3) | 76 (42.5) | 47 (26.2) | 66 (43.1) | 60 (33.0) | 53 (23.9) | ||
| High | 268 (54.8) | 92 (34.3) | 83 (31) | 93 (34.7) | 84 (33.5) | 93 (32.3) | 91 (34.2) | ||
| Marital status (n (%)) | 0.06 | 0.48 | |||||||
| Single | 178 (36.4) | 66 (37) | 70 (39.3) | 42 (23.7) | 69 (38.7) | 59 (33.3) | 50 (28) | ||
| Married | 311 (63.6) | 105 (33.7) | 101 (32.6) | 105 (33.7) | 96 (30.8) | 111 (35.6) | 104 (33.6) | ||
| Education status (n (%)) | 0.01 | 0.96 | |||||||
| ≤Diploma | 166 (33.9) | 54 (32.5) | 50 (30.2) | 62 (37.3) | 59 (35.5) | 57 (34.3) | 50 (30.2) | ||
| >Diploma | 323 (66.1) | 122 (37.7) | 118 (36.5) | 83 (25.8) | 109 (33.7) | 112 (34.6) | 102 (31.7) | ||
| Supplement use (n (%)) | 0.24 | 0.59 | |||||||
| Yes | 193 (39.4) | 73 (38) | 72 (37.2) | 48 (24.8) | 66 (34.1) | 65 (33.6) | 62 (32.3) | ||
| No | 296 (60.6) | 97 (32.7) | 99 (33.4) | 100 (33.9) | 99 (33.4) | 105 (35.4) | 92 (31.2) | ||
| Drug Use | 0.80 | 0.81 | |||||||
| Yes | 41 (8.4) | 16 (9.4) | 14 (8.2) | 11 (7.4) | 16 (9.7) | 14 (8.2) | 11 (7.1) | ||
| No | 448 (91.6) | 154 (90.6) | 157 (91.8) | 137 (92.6) | 149 (90.3) | 156 (91.8) | 143 (92.9) | ||
Values are mean ± SD for continuous variables and number (percentage) for dichotomous variables
Using one-way ANOVA for continuous variables and Chi-square test for categorical variables