Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants:
Characteristics | Non-obese (n = 49) | NWCO only (n = 101) | NWO only (n = 130) | NWO + NWCO (n = 109) | Obese (n = 101) | Total (n = 490) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 32 (5.2) | 35 (6.1) | 38 (5.8) | 40 (6.5) | 42 (7.3) | 38 (6.8) | < 0.001** |
Gender, n (%) | 0.002** | ||||||
Male | 22 (45%) | 58 (57%) | 75 (58%) | 70 (64%) | 68 (67%) | 293 (60%) | |
Female | 27 (55%) | 43 (43%) | 55 (42%) | 39 (36%) | 33 (33%) | 197 (40%) | |
Dietary habits, n (%) | 0.003** | ||||||
Vegetarian | 18 (37%) | 32 (32%) | 35 (27%) | 25 (23%) | 20 (20%) | 130 (27%) | |
Non-vegetarian | 31 (63%) | 69 (68%) | 95 (73%) | 84 (77%) | 81 (80%) | 360 (73%) | |
Physical activity (MET-min/week), mean (SD) | 2800 (1200) | 2200 (950) | 1900 (820) | 1600 (720) | 1400 (680) | 1980 (920) | < 0.001** |
Smoking status, n (%) | 0.01* | ||||||
Current smoker | 5 (10%) | 12 (12%) | 18 (14%) | 22 (20%) | 28 (28%) | 85 (17%) | |
Ex-smoker | 3 (6%) | 8 (8%) | 12 (9%) | 15 (14%) | 18 (18%) | 56 (11%) | |
Never smoked | 41 (84%) | 81 (80%) | 100 (77%) | 72 (66%) | 55 (54%) | 349 (71%) | |
Alcohol intake (drinks/week), mean (SD) | 1.2 (2.1) | 1.8 (2.5) | 2.2 (2.8) | 2.6 (3.1) | 3.1 (3.5) | 2.2 (3.0) | 0.02* |