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Table 1 Comparison of general demographic characteristics across DOPS tertiles among study participants

From: A novel obesity-prevention dietary score is associated with favorable metabolic status and lower blood pressure in obesity

Variable

All participants

DOPS tertiles

P* Value

T1 (n = 101)

T2 (n = 102)

T3 (n = 101)

(N = 304)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (y)

39.85

9.74

40.93

9.26

40.54

9.73

37.34

9.94

0.035

Sex (% male)

119

39.44

31

30.69

44

43.13

44

43.56

0.980

Weight (kg)

92.68

14.23

95.25

17.73

92.15

12.42

91.13

13.51

0.166

Height (cm)

163.89

13.93

163.52

8.88

163.20

17.27

165.66

9.99

0.445

BMI (kg/m2)

34.33

4.72

35.59

0.67

34.26

4.26

33.20

3.99

0.007

WC (cm)

107.40

9.85

108.02

11.42

108.09

8.59

105.39

10.37

0.126

HC (cm)

118.03

12.16

120.11

0.071

117.16

11.80

117.91

13.83

0.272

WHR

0.91

0.095

0.90

0.071

0.92

0.088

0.90

12.21

0.078

FM (%)

36.97

9.97

40.06

10.79

37.23

9.35

34.15

9.47

0.003

FFM (%)

57.10

11.81

57.00

10.79

56.90

12.02

57.55

12.47

0.930

  1. Statistically significant values are bolded
  2. DOPS dietary obesity prevention score, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist to hip ratio, FM fat mass, FFM fat free mass
  3. *P values are obtained from one-way ANOVA