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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants across obese and control groups

From: Association of major dietary patterns with the risk of obesity among the population from the South-West of Iran: findings from Hoveyzeh cohort study

Quantities variables

Obese (n = 2076)

Control (n = 3745)

p

mean

SD

mean

SD

Age(year)

46.3

7.7

48.3

9.4

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

89.2

11.5

68.9

11.5

< 0.001

Height (cm)

162.3

8.3

165.2

9.2

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

33.8

3.1

25.1

3.1

< 0.001

Waist circumference(cm)

108.8

8.3

91.8

8.7

< 0.001

WHR

0.96

0.06

0.93

0.06

< 0.001

VAI

490.0

270.0

284.8

323.8

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

113.2

16.8

110.3

17.2

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

71.9

11.0

69.9

10.9

< 0.001

TG(mg/dl)

167.0

85.4

144.1

95.6

< 0.001

FBS(mg/dl)

95.9

10.8

92.8

10.3

< 0.001

Cholesterol(mg/dl)

190.7

36.7

186.9

37.9

< 0.001

Energy (kcal)

2801.5

695.0

2825.5

704.0

0.20

  1. Data are presented as means and SD; Using independent sample t test
  2. BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist to hip ratio; VAI: visceral adiposity index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglyceride