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Table 1 Distribution of characteristics and dietary intakes across cases and controls

From: A pro-inflammatory diet increases the likelihood of obesity and overweight in adolescent boys: a case–control study

 

Mean ± SD

P-value

Cases (n = 214)

Controls (n = 321)

Age (years)

13.95 ± 1.07

14.20 ± 1.37

0.03

Dietary inflammatory index (DII®)

1.48 ± 2.96

0.99 ± 2.30

0.03

Weight (kg)

82.50 ± 5.02

76.81 ± 7.54

0.04

Height (cm)

165.14 ± 5.28

165.08 ± 4.51

0.88

Body mass index (BMI)

26.40 ± 4.60

19.50 ± 2.47

< 0.0001

Fat mass

26.02 ± 6.91

14.77 ± 5.79

< 0.0001

Muscle mass

35.79 ± 3.01

39.79 ± 3.17

< 0.0001

Metabolic rate

1782.19 ± 233.87

1543.42 ± 145.51

< 0.0001

The score of nutrition knowledge

63.20 ± 4.30

63.43 ± 3.94

0.51

Energy (kcal/day)

2354.33 ± 632.64

2490.55 ± 632.49

0.01

Protein (g/day)

89.04 ± 30.25

90.24 ± 24.95

0.61

Carbohydrate (g/day)

272.93 ± 79.22

290.21 ± 71.41

0.01

Fat total (g/day)

104.51 ± 35.56

111.51 ± 40.76

0.04

Cholesterol (mg/day)

309.45 ± 229.41

302.42 ± 151.01

0.66

Caffeine (mg/day)

40.32 ± 29.55

44.55 ± 25.49

0.07

Self-care rating

44.60 ± 10.27

45.52 ± 9.17

0.28

Physical activity (MET-minutes per week)

1005 ± 71.8

1218 ± 168.7

0.76

  1. t-test was used to compare the means