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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population across quartile of EDIP score

From: Empirical dietary inflammatory pattern and risk of metabolic syndrome and its components: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Characteristics

EDIP score

Q1 (n = 554) (< 0.36)

Q2 (n = 565) (0.36–0.55)

Q3 (n = 549) (0.55–81)

Q4 (n = 548) (0.81–6.9)

P

Age (years)

38.9 ± 11.6

36.6 ± 13.2

39.7 ± 12.3

41.3 ± 13.1

0.001

Men (%)

37.9

43.0

58.8

52.6

0.001

Current smoker (%)

10.3

9.7

11.2

9.0

0.004

Physical activity (MET/h/week)

19.1 ± 29.7

20.7 ± 31.4

19.8 ± 31.6

20.5 ± 30.9

0.852

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 ± 4.1

26.2 ± 4.1

26.1 ± 4.2

25.7 ± 3.8

0.416

WC (cm)

88.1 ± 10.2

89.2 ± 10.5

89.2 ± 10.4

98.4 ± 10.1

0.195

SBP (mmHg)

107 ± 11.4

108 ± 12.2

108 ± 12.1

110 ± 11.6

0.001

DBP (mmHg)

72.3 ± 8.5

72.1 ± 8.9

72.8 ± 8.7

72.8 ± 8.5

0.279

FBG (mg/dl)

91.5 ± 13.9

92.4 ± 11.5

92.4 ± 14.8

92.5 ± 9.2

0.526

HDL-C (mg/dl)

51.1 ± 12.2

50.2 ± 11.4

49.2 ± 10.9

49.0 ± 10.6

0.008

TG (mg/dl)

110 ± 58.7

115 ± 58.8

109 ± 52.1

116 ± 64.7

0.161

EDIP score

0.21 ± 0.15

0.45 ± 0.05

0.67 ± 0.07

1.13 ± 0.41

0.001

  1. Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise states (analysis of variance and Chi square test was used for continuous and dichotomous variables, respectively)
  2. EDIP scores were recorded as pro-inflammatory diets with more positive scores and anti-inflammatory diets with more negative scores
  3. Q Quartile, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, EDIP empirical dietary inflammatory pattern
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

ISSN: 1758-5996

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