Table 2 Characteristics of the n = 1402 participants, by category of body mass index.
BMI ≤ 25 kg/m2* | 25 < BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2 | BMI > 30 kg/m2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n = 407 (29.0%) | n = 565 (40.3%) | n = 430 (30.7%) | p-value |
Age, mean (SD)* | 56.2 (11.1) | 57.1 (11.3) | 55.8 (10.6) | 0.57 |
Carrier ε4 allele, no. (%)* | 112 (27.5) | 162 (28.7) | 123 (28.6) | 0.73 |
Male, no. (%) | 143 (35.1) | 330 (58.4) | 192 (44.7) | 0.008 |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)* | 22.8 (1.7) | 27.4 (1.4) | 34.9 (4.6) | -- |
Current smoker, no. (%) | 69 (17.0) | 77 (13.6) | 37 (8.6) | 0.0003 |
≥ 2 alcoholic drinks daily, no. (%) | 209 (51.4) | 287 (50.8) | 198 (46.1) | 0.12 |
Monounsaturated fat intake, mean (SD) | 21.8 (12.6) | 24.0 (12.5) | 25.0 (37.0) | 0.0004 |
Polyunsaturated fat intake, mean (SD) | 8.4 (4.4) | 8.9 (4.7) | 9.2 (5.1) | 0.02 |
Exercise in minutes/day, mean (SD) | 30.1 (33.8) | 28.6 (35.3) | 24.5 (37.0) | 0.02 |
HDL, mg/dL, mean (SD)* | 55.1 (17.5) | 46.5 (14.2) | 44.0 (12.4) | < 0.0001 |
LDL, mg/dL, mean (SD)* | 129.7 (35.1) | 131.5 (38.9) | 128.2 (32.5) | 0.53 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 134.0 (105.7) | 179.5 (103.0) | 186.6 (107.5) | < 0.0001 |
Diabetes mellitus, no. (%) | 17 (4.2) | 53 (9.4) | 52 (12.1) | < 0.0001 |
Hypertension, no. (%) | 103 (25.3) | 202 (35.8) | 175 (40.7) | < 0.0001 |
Coronary heart disease, no. (%) | 57 (14.0) | 127 (22.5) | 64 (14.9) | 0.79 |
Angina, no. (%) | 36 (8.9) | 107 (18.9) | 53 (12.3) | 0.17 |
Stroke, no. (%) | 9 (2.2) | 28 (5.0) | 11 (2.6) | 0.82 |
Cancer, no. (%) | 38 (9.3) | 73 (12.9) | 45 (10.5) | 0.63 |