Table 1 Baseline general characteristics of study participants
Glycemic Index | Glycemic Load | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile 1 < 55 (n = 92) | Tertile 2 55–63 (n = 93) | Tertile 3 63 ≤ (n = 93) | P value | Tertile 1 < 151 (n = 92) | Tertile 2 151–210 (n = 93) | Tertile 3 210 ≤ (n = 93) | P value | |
Cases with PS, n (%) | 18 (20) | 33 (36) | 38 (41) | 0.013 | 20 (22) | 28 (30) | 41 (44) | 0.001 |
Men, n (%) | 30 (32) | 30 (33) | 34 (38) | 0.673 | 23 (24) | 27 (29) | 44 (47) | 0.012 |
Age (y) | 57.5 ± 16.3 | 55.6 ± 14.8 | 53.8 ± 14.4 | 0.270 | 58.4 ± 13.7 | 55.3 ± 15.2 | 54.5 ± 15.6 | 0.194 |
Alcohol drinker, n (%) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.710 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.419 |
Smoker, % | 14 (15) | 7 (8) | 20 (22) | 0.021 | 10 (11) | 14 (16) | 17 (19) | 0.332 |
Weight, kg | 71.4 ± 14 | 73.8 ± 15.2 | 78.6 ± 18.2 | 0.009 | 70.5 ± 13.3 | 74.5 ± 14.9 | 76.7 ± 19.1 | 0.040 |
Height, cm | 162.3 ± 8.5 | 165.2 ± 8.7 | 165.2 ± 9.9 | 0.044 | 161.3 ± 7.7 | 164.8 ± 9 | 165.7 ± 9.4 | 0.003 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.1 ± 4.9 | 26.9 ± 4.9 | 28.7 ± 5.6 | 0.045 | 27.1 ± 4.5 | 27.4 ± 5.3 | 27.9 ± 6 | 0.621 |