Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants based on the fatty acid patterns
From: Dietary fatty acid patterns and risk of metabolic syndrome: Tehran lipid and glucose study
Baseline characteristics | Short- and medium-chain SFA pattern | Long-chain FAs pattern | Omega-3 PUFA pattern | Long-chain SFA pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | T3 | T1 | T3 | T1 | T3 | T1 | T3 | |
Age, year | 37.02 ± 12.81 | 36.84 ± 13.61 | 36.67 ± 12.22 | 37.34 ± 13.96 | 35.67 ± 12.19 | 37.75 ± 13.97* | 36.11 ± 13.13 | 37.89 ± 13.62 |
Male, % | 37.7 | 41.7 | 41.7 | 38.5 | 42.2 | 39.9 | 44.1 | 37.7 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 25.87 ± 4.54 | 25.69 ± 4.59 | 25.82 ± 4.67 | 25.62 ± 4.54 | 25.70 ± 4.42 | 25.72 ± 4.67 | 25.56 ± 4.56 | 25.73 ± 4.48 |
WC, cm | 85.48 ± 11.93 | 84.91 ± 12.83 | 85.54 ± 12.17 | 84.88 ± 12.81 | 84.77 ± 12.61 | 85.48 ± 12.62 | 85.05 ± 12.41 | 85.15 ± 12.18 |
Current smoker, % | 6.1 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
Low physical activity*, % | 37.5 | 39.4 | 36.3 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 37.3 | 36.3 | 39.1 |
SBP, mmHg | 106.9 ± 12.22 | 107.5 ± 14.34 | 106.6 ± 13.30 | 107.7 ± 14.20 | 106.7 ± 13.82 | 107.6 ± 13.95 | 107.8 ± 13.20 | 107.6 ± 14.41 |
DBP, mmHg | 70.65 ± 8.88 | 71.24 ± 9.93 | 70.72 ± 9.11 | 71.33 ± 9.25 | 70.63 ± 9.49 | 70.38 ± 9.29 | 70.89 ± 9.26 | 70.76 ± 9.69 |
Serum TG, mg/dL | 110.6 ± 53.43 | 106.8 ± 48.47 | 111.9 ± 49.24 | 106.3 ± 50.98 | 106.4 ± 47.98 | 107.9 ± 53.88 | 107.0 ± 48.38 | 108.0 ± 52.01 |
Serum cholesterol, mg/dL | 179.8 ± 36.52 | 178.3 ± 36.80 | 179.8 ± 36.82 | 178.5 ± 36.21 | 176.4 ± 36.13 | 179.4 ± 37.40 | 178.1 ± 37.46 | 179.8 ± 36.90 |
Serum HDL-C, mg/dL | 44.72 ± 9.89 | 46.14 ± 9.98* | 45.44 ± 10.00 | 45.41 ± 10.39 | 45.42 ± 10.07 | 45.36 ± 9.72 | 45.18 ± 10.25 | 45.67 ± 10.18 |
FSG, mg/dL | 85.83 ± 10.72 | 85.65 ± 12.51 | 85.97 ± 11.59 | 85.67 ± 10.98 | 85.47 ± 11.37 | 85.76 ± 11.02 | 85.73 ± 11.82 | 85.96 ± 10.83 |