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Table 2 Characteristics of the Study Population in anthropometric measurement and lipids analysis (N = 951)

From: A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the FADS1 Gene is Associated with Plasma Fatty Acid and Lipid Profiles and Might Explain Gender Difference in Body Fat Distribution

Variables

Mean ± SD or N (%)

P value for gender difference

Total (n = 951)

Men (n = 365)

Women (n = 586)

Age (years)

50.0 ± 13.8

50.5 ± 14.3

49.7 ± 13.5

0.412

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 3.2

23.6 ± 3.3

23.4 ± 3.2

0.336

Smoking

   

<0.001

 Non-smoker

664 (69.9)

98 (26.9)

576 (96.8)

 

 Current smoker

286 (30.1)

267 (73.1)

19 (3.2)

 

Alcohol consumption

   

<0.001

 Non-drinker

493 (51.8)

101 (27.7)

392 (67.0)

 

 Current drinker

389 (40.9)

235 (64.4)

154 (26.3)

 

 Abstainer

68 (7.2)

29 (7.9)

39 (6.7)

 

Household Income

   

0.062

  < 1w

105 (11.0)

31 (8.5)

74 (12.6)

 

 1-3w

385 (40.5)

144 (39.5)

241 (41.1)

 

 3-5w

273 (28.7)

105 (28.8)

168 (28.7)

 

  > 5w

188 (19.8)

85 (23.3)

103 (17.6)

 

Physical activity

    

 Light

444 (46.7)

192 (52.6)

252 (43.0)

0.004

 Moderate

397 (41.7)

143 (39.2)

254 (43.3)

 

 Heavy

110 (11.6)

30 (8.2)

80 (13.7)

 

Rs174547 genotypes

    

 TT

326 (34.3)

117 (32.1)

209 (35.7)

0.487

 TC

437 (45.9)

176 (48.2)

261 (44.5)

 

 CC

188 (19.8)

72 (19.7)

116 (19.8)

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