Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population across quartiles of HLS (n = 470)
Variables | Â | Quartiles of HLS | Â | Â | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Q1(N = 58) | Q2(N = 135) | Q3(N = 109) | Q4(N = 45) |  |
Age (years) | 39.64 ± 8.91 | 39.51 ± 8.97 | 41.50 ± 9.49 | 44.28 ± 8.97 | 0.01 |
Gender (male) | 28(48.3) | 77(57) | 68(62.4) | 29(64.4) | 0.26 |
BMI(kg/m2) | 33.95 ± 3.68 | 31.14 ± 5.41 | 25.98 ± 5.21 | 25.27 ± 4.95 | 0.01 |
Weight (kg) | 96.42 ± 12.86 | 94.34 ± 13.69 | 88.60 ± 15.22 | 88.39 ± 14.16 | 0.01 |
WC (cm) | 109.35 ± 8.69 | 107.54 ± 8.97 | 106.12 ± 9.33 | 104.74 ± 10.60 | 0.01 |
WHR (m) | 0.93 ± 0.06 | 0.93 ± 0.80 | 0.93 ± 0.80 | 0.94 ± 0.06 | 0.88 |
FM (kg) | 35.06 ± 6.47 | 33.34 ± 9.32 | 38.08 ± 12.17 | 32.24 ± 9.77 | 0.15 |
FFM (kg) | 61.01 ± 12.39 | 63.34 ± 9.32 | 63.04 ± 12.43 | 63.13 ± 10.98 | 0.87 |
Smoking (%) | 16(27.6) | 12(8.9) | 6(5.5) | 6(13.3) | 0.01 |
PA (min/week) | 1477.05 ± 286.83 | 1300.55 ± 446.64 | 1325.07 ± 368.56 | 1225.07 ± 368.56 | 0.05 |
Marital status (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.85 |
 Married | 50(86.2) | 117(86.7) | 92(84.4) | 37(82.2) |  |
SES (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.72 |
 Low | 3(4.5) | 5(3.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) |  |
 Middle | 33(56.8) | 72(53.5) | 52(47.7) | 24(53.8) |  |
 High | 22(38.6) | 58(43) | 57(52.3) | 21(46.2) |  |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.18 |
 Illiterate | 0(0) | 3(2.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) |  |
  ≤ High school/diploma | 17(29.6) | 31(23.2) | 15(13.7) | 10(23) |  |
  ≥ College degree | 41(70.4) | 101(74.5) | 94(86.3) | 35(77) |  |