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Table 6 General characteristics of obese participants according to quartiles (Q) of dietary pattern scores

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

Characteristics

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

p-value*

p.value+

Vegetables and high protein

BMI (kg/m2)

33.7 ± 3.1

33.8 ± 3.3

33.5 ± 3

33.8 ± 3.1

0.56

0.56

Waist circumference(cm)

108.8 ± 8.5

109.0 ± 8.9

107.9 ± 8.6

108.5 ± 7.4

0.30

0.24

WHR

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.64

0.38

VAI

487.2 ± 275

472.7 ± 265.5

479.2 ± 261.3

507.9 ± 280.4

0.31

0.63

HWP

158(42.4%)

140(39%)

150(42.4%)

176(46.7%)

0.21

0.42

Traditional

BMI (kg/m2)

34 ± 3.5

33.7 ± 3.2

33.6 ± 3.0

33.5 ± 2.8

0.23

0.27

Waist circumference(cm)

108.3 ± 8.6

108.6 ± 9.0

108.6 ± 8.5

108.7 ± 7.5

0.92

0.55

WHR

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.58

0.16

VAI

454 ± 274.1

499 ± 271.8

491.5 ± 269.4

499.9 ± 267.7

0.08

0.07

HWP

125(37.3%)

160(45.3%)

156(41.7%)

183(45.6%)

0.08

0.84

Sweets and snacks

BMI (kg/m2)

33.8 ± 3.1

33.8 ± 3.1

33.5 ± 3.1

33.7 ± 3.2

0.65

0.59

Waist circumference(cm)

109.7 ± 8.4

108.7 ± 8.4

108.4 ± 8.3

107.5 ± 8.3

0.006

0.56

WHR

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

< 0.001

0.81

VAI

480.6 ± 274.8

489.1 ± 251

480.2 ± 282.7

497.9 ± 272.5

0.77

0.91

HWP

160(43.8%)

134(40.6%)

164(43.5%)

166(42.5%)

0.82

0.33

Good oils

BMI (kg/m2)

33.3 ± 2.8

33.7 ± 3.1

33.8 ± 3.3

33.9 ± 3.1

0.06

0.72

Waist circumference(cm)

108.2 ± 8.6

109 ± 8.6

108.6 ± 8.7

108.5 ± 7.6

0.68

0.49

WHR

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.05

0.9 ± 0.06

0.9 ± 0.06

0.006

0.40

VAI

492.5 ± 292.5

499.5 ± 267.3

464.4 ± 267.5

493.7 ± 259.9

0.27

0.27

HWP

138(44.8%)

145(41%)

156(40%)

185(45%)

0.38

0.07

  1. p.value+: adjusted for age, gender, education, economic status, job, energy intake, physical activity and take blood pressure and diabetes medication
  2. Data are presented as means ± SD; Using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), HW Phenotype is presented as n (%) Analyzed by Binary logistic
  3. BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist to hip ratio; VAI: visceral adiposity index; HWP: hyper triglyceride waist circumference phenotype