Table 1 The study participants’ general characteristics based on their quartile (Q) of intake for omega-3, omega-6, and the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids
** | Omega-3 | Omega-6 | Omega-6: Omega-3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q4 | P* | Q1 | Q4 | P* | Q1 | Q4 | P* | |
Age (Y) | 47.8 ± 8.1 | 46.4 ± 8.1 | < 0.001 | 48.1 ± 8.3 | 46.2 ± 7.9 | < 0.001 | 47.6 ± 8.3 | 46.8 ± 7.9 | < 0.001 |
BMI | 27.5 ± 4.6 | 27.4 ± 4.4 | 0.817 | 26.8 ± 4.7 | 27.9 ± 4.5 | < 0.001 | 27.1 ± 4.6 | 28.1 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 |
WHR | 0.94 ± 0.1 | 0.95 ± 0.1 | 0.036 | 0.93 ± 0.1 | 0.94 ± 0.1 | < 0.001 | 0.93 ± 0.1 | 0.94 ± 0.1 | 0.178 |
Female | 1318 (60.3) | 825 (37.7) | < 0.001 | 997 (45.6) | 1235 (56.5) | < 0.001 | 850 (38.9) | 1351 (61.8) | < 0.001 |
Urban-resident | 1157 (52.9) | 1524 (69.7) | < 0.001 | 853 (39) | 1704 (78) | < 0.001 | 1089 (49.8) | 1586 (72.6) | < 0.001 |
Married | 1955 (89.4) | 2027 (92.7) | < 0.001 | 1979 (90.5) | 1971 (90.2) | 0.012 | 2003 (91.6) | 1956 (89.5) | 0.008 |
Current smoker | 237 (10.8) | 306 (14) | < 0.001 | 318 (14.5) | 203 (9.3) | < 0.001 | 324 (14.8) | 165 (7.5) | < 0.001 |
High SES | 273 (12.5) | 713 (32.6) | < 0.001 | 232 (10.6) | 640 (29.3) | < 0.001 | 396 (18.1) | 510 (23.3) | < 0.001 |
High physical activity | 544 (24.9) | 490 (22.4) | < 0.001 | 682 (31.2) | 341 (15.6) | < 0.001 | 631 (28.9) | 354 (16.2) | < 0.001 |
University graduated | 1185 (54.2) | 772 (35.3) | < 0.001 | 1163 (53.2) | 865 (39.6) | < 0.001 | 1003 (45.9) | 987 (45.2) | < 0.001 |
Prevalence of diabetes | 177 (8.1) | 207 (9.5) | 0.251 | 159 (7.3) | 206 (9.4) | 0.013 | 171 (7.8) | 191 (8.7) | 0.513 |
Family history of diabetes | 566 (25.9) | 560 (25.6) | 0.701 | 485 (22.2) | 630 (28.8) | < 0.001 | 504 (23.1) | 609 (27.9) | 0.001 |
Prevalence of CVD | 341 (15.6) | 326 (14.9) | < 0.001 | 312 (14.3) | 373 (17.1) | 0.001 | 322 (14.7) | 384 (17.6) | 0.018 |