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Table 3 Biochemical variables in study population according to tertiles of DCI

From: Dietary caffeine intake is associated with favorable metabolic profile among apparently healthy overweight and obese individuals

Biochemical variables

N

Mean

SD

P- value

SBP (mmHg)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

123.75

14.48

0.728

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

122.30

17.45

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

122.20

16.65

DBP (mmHg)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

82.31

11.13

0.502

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

82.04

12.86

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

80.60

11.18

FBS (mg/dl)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

93.21

15.87

0.886

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

92.06

14.41

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

93.11

25.96

TC (mg/dl)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

192.86

37.05

0.049

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

196.89

41.42

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

185.38

30.70

TG (mg/dl)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

154.42

105.04

0.163

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

160.17

96.22

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

137.41

75.77

HDL (mg/dl)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

42.92

9.08

0.704

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

43.87

9.78

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

43.83

9.71

LDL (mg/dl)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

124.96

33.91

0.013

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

128.93

34.24

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

116.62

26.48

Insulin (mIU/l)

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

17.18

12.47

0.180

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

17.72

17.59

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

14.11

10.60

HOMA-IR

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

4.12

3.31

0.195

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

4.01

3.79

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

3.29

2.74

QUICKI

1st (55.46–67.98 mg)

162

0.32

0.04

0.122

2nd (156.43–168.04 mg)

163

0.32

0.03

3rd (333.94–412.12 mg)

163

0.33

0.03

  1. DCI, dietary caffeine intake; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; TC, Total Cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; HDL-C, High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL-C, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin sensitivity Check Index; P-values are achieved from one-way ANOVA