Table 5 Characteristics of participants among dietary patterns (n = 289)
| Â | Healthy pattern | Unhealthy pattern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Low intake (n = 144) | High intake (n = 145) | P value* | P value** | Low intake (n = 145) | High intake (n = 144) | P value* | P value** | |
Demographic assessments | |||||||||
Age (year) | 36.2 ± 8.7 | 36.8 ± 8.3 | 0.51 | 0.10 | 38.4 ± 7.8 | 34.6 ± 8.7 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
PA (MET-minutes/week) | 1010.2 ± 2102.8 | 1403.1 ± 2094.5 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1462.6 ± 2773.8 | 928.6 ± 941.5 | 0.04 | 0.01 | |
Biochemical assessments | |||||||||
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 184.4 ± 38 | 185.9 ± 34.5 | 0.73 | 0.41 | 187.8 ± 34.9 | 182.2 ± 37.6 | 0.23 | 0.47 | |
TG (g/dl) | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.34 ± 0.5 | 0.86 | 0.52 | 0.35 ± 0.5 | 0.34 ± 0.5 | 0.86 | 0.66 | |
LDL (mg/dl) | 94.5 ± 25.3 | 95.6 ± 23.1 | 0.72 | 0.06 | 97.8 ± 23.4 | 92 ± 24.8 | 0.06 | 0.32 | |
HDL (mg/dl) | 46.9 ± 10.5 | 46.7 ± 11.2 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 46.8 ± 11.2 | 46.8 ± 10.5 | 0.96 | 0.46 | |
FBS | 88.7 ± 11 | 86.3 ± 7.9 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 87.6 ± 10.4 | 87.4 ± 8.7 | 0.86 | 0.40 | |
Body composition | |||||||||
WC (cm) | 93.9 ± 16.4 | 97.2 ± 15.4 | 0.18 | 0.51 | 95 ± 18.7 | 96.3 ± 11.7 | 0.59 | 0.91 | |
HC (cm) | 113.7 ± 9.9 | 114.6 ± 9.7 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 113.5 ± 8.7 | 115 ± 11 | 0.31 | 0.03 | |
BFM (kg) | 33.8 ± 8.4 | 34.2 ± 8.9 | 0.65 | 0.93 | 33.2 ± 7.7 | 34.7 ± 9.5 | 0.14 | 0.06 | |
FFM (kg) | 46 ± 5.4 | 47.6 ± 5.6 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 46.5 ± 5.7 | 47.1 ± 5.5 | 0.35 | 0.47 | |
Height (cm) | 160.4 ± 6 | 162.8 ± 5.7 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 160.4 ± 6.2 | 162.2 ± 5.5 | < 0.001 | 0.67 | |
Body weight (kg) | 79.6 ± 11.6 | 81.8 ± 12.8 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 79.8 ± 11.1 | 81.6 ± 13.2 | 0.21 | 0.95 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 31 ± 4.3 | 31 ± 4.3 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 31 ± 4 | 31.1 ± 4.6 | 0.86 | 0.58 | |
Mental health parameters | |||||||||
Depression score | 5.5 ± 4.9 | 5 ± 4.5 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 5.2 ± 4.8 | 5.3 ± 4.6 | 0.79 | 0.15 | |
Qualitative variables | |||||||||
Economic status | Low level | 39(13.4) | 40(13.8) | 0.03 | < 0.001 | 49(16.9) | 31(10.7) | 0.01 | 0.20 |
Moderate level | 78(26.9) | 61(21.1) | 56(19.3) | 81(28) | |||||
High level | 27(9.3) | 44(15.2) | 40(13.8) | 32(11) | |||||
Job status | unemployed | 90(31.1) | 85(29.4) | 0.59 | 0.03 | 85(29.4) | 90(31.1) | 0.13 | 0.81 |
Occupying | 54(18.6) | 60(20.7) | 60(20.7) | 54(18.6) | |||||
Marital status | Single | 29(10) | 35(12.1) | 0.42 | 0.11 | 24(8.3) | 40(13.8) | 0.03 | 0.74 |
Married | 115(39.7) | 110(38) | 121(41.8) | 104(35.9) | |||||
Education status | Illiterate | 3(1) | 0 | 0.08 | < 0.001 | 2(0.6) | 1(0.3) | 0.77 | 0.29 |
under diploma | 25(8.6) | 15(5.1) | 23(7.9) | 17(5.8) | |||||
Diploma | 45(15.5) | 41(14.1) | 43(14.8) | 43(14.8) | |||||
bachelor and higher | 71(24.5) | 89(30.7) | 77(26.6) | 83(28.7) | |||||