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Table 4 The comparison of demographic and lifestyle factors of study participants in different levels of major dietary patterns

From: Dietary patterns and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Variable

Western dietary pattern

Healthy dietary pattern

Traditional dietary pattern

1

2

3

P

1

2

3

P

1

2

3

P

Age (year)

38.69 ± 9.36

37.70 ± 8.43

37.72 ± 8.83

0.45

36.85 ± 8.61

38.35 ± 9.31

38.91 ± 8.60

0.04

37.08 ± 9.03

38.70 ± 8.95

38.32 ± 8.60

0.17

Weight (Kg)

65.48 ± 9.02

69.15 ± 12.60

78.63 ± 12.12

< 0.001

72.56 ± 12.53

70.22 ± 12.32

70.51 ± 12.95

0.13

70.64 ± 12.81

70.59 ± 12.52

72.05 ± 12.55

0.43

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.34 ± 3.17

26.21 ± 4.56

28.70 ± 4.27

< 0.001

26.97 ± 4.20

26.34 ± 4.01

26.94 ± 4.60

0.26

26.62 ± 4.12

26.64 ± 4.07

26.99 ± 4.64

0.64

Waist-circumference (cm)

85.62 ± 7.70

88.98 ± 11.04

96.79 ± 10.42

< 0.001

91.65 ± 10.92

89.96 ± 10.44

89.81 ± 11.20

0.17

90.24 ± 10.98

90.13 ± 10.42

91.05 ± 11.23

0.66

Hip-circumference (cm)

97.16 ± 6.50

98.95 ± 7.89

102.12 ± 8.40

< 0.001

99.72 ± 7.53

98.52 ± 7.77

100.01 ± 8.33

0.14

99.16 ± 7.35

98.95 ± 7.55

100.13 ± 8.71

0.28

WHR

0.88 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.06

0.94 ± 0.08

< 0.001

0.91 ± 0.08

0.91 ± 0.07

0.89 ± 0.07

0.01

0.90 ± 0.08

0.91 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.07

0.97

Physical activity (MET-min/wk)

1552 ± 892

1581 ± 973

1227 ± 776

< 0.001

1388 ± 800

1576 ± 938

1396 ± 938

0.06

1418 ± 890

1506 ± 976

1436 ± 820

0.59

SES

1.49 ± 0.80

1.48 ± 0.77

1.76 ± 0.73

< 0.001

1.59 ± 0.75

1.53 ± .77

1.61 ± .81

0.56

1.64 ± 0.78

1.48 ± 0.79

1.61 ± 0.76

0.09

Marital status

            

 Married

158 (81.0)

161 (82.1)

171 (87.2)

0.04

164 (84.1)

158 (80.6)

168 (85.7)

0.02

154 (79.0)

170 (86.7)

166 (84.7)

0.09

 Married-p

10 (5.1)

2 (1.0)

4 (2.0)

 

1 (0.5)

11 (5.6)

4 (2)

 

4 (2.1)

7 (3.6)

5 (2.6)

 Single

27 (13.8)

33 (16.8)

21 (10.7)

 

30 (15.4)

27 (13.8)

24 (12.2)

 

37 (19)

19 (9.7)

25 (12.8)

Education

            

 Lower than diploma

20 (10.3)

19 (9.7)

27 (13.8)

0.01

15 (7.7)

25 (12.8)

26 (13.3)

0.11

17 (8.7)

31 (15.8)

18 (9.2)

0.22

 Diploma

81 (41.5)

83 (42.3)

75 (38.3)

 

76 (39)

75 (38.3)

88 (44.9)

 

83 (42.6)

81 (41.3)

75 (38.3)

 BSc

65 (33.3)

63 (32.1)

83 (42.3)

 

80 (41)

66 (33.7)

65 (33.2)

 

70 (35.9)

62 (31.6)

79 (40.3)

 Higher than BSc

29 (14.9)

31 (15.8)

11 (5.6)

 

24 (12.3)

30 (15.3)

17 (8.7)

 

25 (12.8)

22 (11.2)

24 (12.2)

NAFLD

            

 YES

6 (3.1)

40 (20.4)

142 (72.4)

< 0.001

75 (38.5)

60 (30.6)

53 (27)

0.06

66 (33.8)

56 (28.6)

66 (33.7)

0.44

Gender

            

 Male

90 (46.2)

103 (52.6)

118 (60.2)

0.02

106 (54.4)

112 (57.1)

93 (47.4)

0.14

98 (50.3)

108 (55.1)

105 (53.6)

0.61

 Female

105 (53.8)

93 (47.4)

78 (39.8)

 

89 (45.6)

84 (42.9)

103 (52.6)

 

97 (49.7)

88 (44.9)

91 (46.4)

  1. All values are mean ± SD
  2. ANOVA for continuous variables and Chi-squared test for categorical variable