Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants between high, medium and low adherence of healthy dietary pattern

 Age (years)

36.55 ± 8.85¹

35.95 ± 8.20

37.04 ± 8.52

0.67

0.34

 Height (cm)

160.15 ± 6.33 ^{b, c}

161.19 ± 5.83 ^{a, c}

162.53 ± 5.39 ^{a, b}

0.02

0.68

 Weight (kg)

79.10 ± 11.38 ^{b, c}

79.92 ± 11.01 ^{a, c}

83.13 ± 13.86 ^{a, b}

0.05

0.39

 BMI

30.98 ± 4.53

30.70 ± 3.70

31.47 ± 4.69

0.46

0.95

 RMR measure (kcal/day)

1558.4 ± 253.05

1570.8 ± 244.28

1602.4 ± 280.93

0.48

0.43

 RMR normal (kcal/day)

1700.8 ± 142.41 ^c

1706.1 ± 126.20

1749.4 ± 175.6 ^a

0.05

0.27

 Deviation normal (%)

−8.42 ± 12.98

−7.91 ± 12.23

−8.43 ± 12.96

0.95

0.48

 V.O2 (L/min)

0.22 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.04

0.43

0.58

 V.CO2 (L/min)

0.19 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.03

0.83

0.22

 RQ

0.85 ± 0.03

0.85 ± 0.04

0.84 ± 0.04

0.23

0.62

 RMR/kg (kcal/day/kg)

19.78 ± 3.40

19.85 ± 2.81

19.32 ± 3.11

0.44

0.53

 RMR/BSA (kcal/day/m²)

850.76 ± 119.50

855.39 ± 108.58

850.99 ± 116.30

0.95

0.47

 Protein (kg)

8.90 ± 0.99 ^{b, c}

9.14 ± 1.09 ^{a, c}

9.44 ± 1.11 ^{a, b}

0.003

0.69

 Minerals (kg)

3.11 ± 0.38 ^c

3.21 ± 0.40 ^{a, c}

3.34 ± 0.41 ^{a, b}

0.001

0.25

 Body fat mass (kg)

33.78 ± 8.58

33.21 ± 7.44

35.03 ± 9.82

0.32

0.81

 Fat free mass (kg)

45.42 ± 5.06 ^{b, c}

46.65 ± 5.51 ^{a, c}

48.25 ± 5.81 ^{a, b}

0.002

0.02

 Bone mineral content (kg)

2.58 ± 0.33 ^{b, c}

2.65 ± 0.33 ^{a, c}

2.76 ± 0.35 ^{a, b}

0.001

0.16

 Skeletal muscle mass (kg)

24.87 ± 2.98 ^{b, c}

25.60 ± 3.28 ^{a, c}

26.57 ± 3.42 ^{a, b}

0.001

0.35

 Soft lean mass (kg)

42.83 ± 4.77 ^{b, c}

43.68 ± 5.37 ^a

45.48 ± 5.48 ^{a, b}

0.002

0.37

 Body fat percentage (%)

42.15 ± 5.55

41.25 ± 4.93

41.15 ± 6.07

0.39

0.27

 Waist hip ratio

1.87 ± 9.29

0.93 ± 0.04

0.93 ± 0.05

0.37

0.52

 Waist circumference (cm)

97.92 ± 9.40

98.51 ± 9.24 ^{a, c}

100.4 ± 11.27

0.18

0.44

 Visceral fat area (cm²)

178.04 ± 173.51

160.90 ± 36.07

166.01 ± 42.83

0.50

0.49

 Visceral fat level

17.53 ± 20.04

15.41 ± 3.26

17.06 ± 13.99

0.55

0.51

 FBS (mg/dl)

89.18 ± 11.33

86.51 ± 9.23 ^a

86.84 ± 8.00

0.15

0.12

 T-Chol (mg/dl)

187.26 ± 34.76

181.89 ± 40.71

186.32 ± 33.09

0.60

0.82

 TG (mg/dl)

114.64 ± 55.17

122.45 ± 78.34

123.11 ± 75.11

0.40

0.28

 HDL-C (mg/dl)

46.88 ± 10.00

46.28 ± 10.66

47.26 ± 11.86

0.83

0.32

 LDL-C (mg/dl)

99.00 ± 24.46

92.75 ± 24.23

96.33 ± 24.01

0.58

0.41

 GOT (UI/L)

17.02 ± 5.27

17.67 ± 6.47

18.73 ± 9.54

0.32

0.40

 GPT (UI/L)

18.18 ± 9.39

18.84 ± 11.47

20.38 ± 16.80

0.54

0.90

 hs-CRP (mg/L)

4.65 ± 4.96

4.34 ± 4.78

3.99 ± 4.24

0.67

0.24