Table 1 Baseline lifestyle and clinical characteristics of subjects according to tertiles of dietary diabetes risk reduction score: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
Dietary diabetes risk reduction score tertiles | P for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile 1 n=1429 | Tertile 2 n=916 | Tertile 3 n=1216 | ||
Age (years) | 36.16 ± 12.43 | 37.75 ± 12.16 | 40.79 ± 12.82 | <0.001 |
Women (%) | 58.8 | 61.9 | 63.4 | 0.014 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.12 ± 4.15 | 26.13 ± 4.21 | 25.66 ± 4.20 | 0.007 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 88.43 ± 10.39 | 88.40 ± 10.52 | 87.68 ± 11.17 | 0.089 |
Current smoker (%) | 10.2 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 0.025 |
Physical activity (MET h/week) | 75.47 ± 58.12 | 72.09 ± 54.89 | 68.81 ± 50.71 | 0.002 |
High Density Lipoprotein–Cholesterol (mg /dl) | 49.98 ± 10.88 | 50.20 ± 11.33 | 51.00 ± 11.35 | 0.021 |
Low Density Lipoprotein–Cholesterol(mg /dl) | 107.32 ± 32.11 | 107.80 ± 30.14 | 111.82 ± 32.94 | 0.001 |
Triglycerides (mg /dl) | 112.89 ± 65.58 | 109.61 ± 61.24 | 111.24 ± 55.55 | 0.553 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 108.42 ± 13.36 | 107.39 ± 11.89 | 109.32 ± 13.83 | 0.055 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73.12 ± 9.42 | 72.31 ± 9.00 | 73.34 ± 9.72 | 0.462 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mg /dl) | 91.00 ± 8.10 | 92.40 ± 16.82 | 92.37 ± 15.66 | 0.009 |
Total cholesterol (mg /dl) | 179.43 ± 36.15 | 179.68 ± 34.36 | 184.78 ± 38.00 | <0.001 |