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Table 1 Characteristics and dietary intakes of participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose study, according to Total fat and SFA intakes

From: Combined effect of unsaturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids on the metabolic syndrome: tehran lipid and glucose study

  SFA < median SFA ≥ median  
  Total fat < median Total fat ≥ median Total fat < median Total fat ≥ median P *
Participants (n) 1255 1097 1010 1315  
Age (y) 44.3 ± 14.4a 42.3 ± 14.1 40.3 ± 13.4 39.7 ± 13.1 <0.005
Women (%) 46.7 56.2 53.7 65.2 <0.005
Physical activity (%)      
 Light 64.1 65.1 64.3 62.3 0.07
 Moderate 16.9 17.0 16.3 17.1  
 Heavy 19.0 17.9 19.4 20.6  
Current smoker (%) 7.9 8.2 8.1 8.3 0.90
BMI (kg/m2) 27.5 ± 4.6 27.3 ± 4.8 27.1 ± 4.8 27.1 ± 4.8 0.06
Dietary intakeb      
Total energy intake (Kcal/d) 2329 ± 19.5 2447 ± 21.0 2287 ± 21.7 2425 ± 19.9 0.09
Protein (% of total energy intake) 15.2 ± 0.2 14.3 ± 0.2 16.0 ± 0.2 15.1 ± 0.2 <0.005
Carbohydrate (% of total energy intake) 64.0 ± 0.2 59.2 ± 0.2 57.6 ± 0.2 54.0 ± 0.2 <0.005
Total fat (% of total energy intake) 26.1 ± 0.3 32.8 ± 0.4 31.0 ± 0.4 38.3 ± 0.3 <0.005
SFA (% of total energy intake) 7.5 ± 0.3 7.9 ± 0.4 11.8 ± 0.4 12.4 ± 0.4 <0.005
MUFA (% of total energy intake) 7.7 ± 0.3 10.1 ± 0.4 9.7 ± 0.4 12.7 ± 0.3 <0.005
PUFA(% of total energy intake) 4.4 ± 0.3 7.2 ± 0.4 4.5 ± 0.4 7.9 ± 0.3 <0.005
Cholesterol (mg/d) 186 ± 3.1 185 ± 3.2 273 ± 3.4 258 ± 3.1 <0.005
Fiber (g/d) 30.4 ± 15.2 29.0 ± 15.0 24.1 ± 12.8 20.6 ± 12.5 <0.005
Fruit 252 ± 7.6 279 ± 8.2 285 ± 8.5 226 ± 7.8 <0.005
Vegetables 278 ± 5.1 278 ± 5.7 302 ± 5.5 264 ± 5.2 <0.005
Meat, poultry and fish 60.9 ± 1.2 65.6 ± 1.4 61.5 ± 1.3 63.2 ± 1.3 <0.005
Whole grain 179 ± 3.0 133 ± 3.3 144 ± 3.2 111 ± 3.0 <0.005
Refine grain 351 ± 4.2 291 ± 4.7 239 ± 4.5 279 ± 4.3 <0.005
Dairy products 362 ± 5.8 558 ± 6.5 293 ± 6.3 449 ± 6.0 <0.005
Legumes 46.8 ± 1.2 55.8 ± 1.2 52.8 ± 1.2 42.3 ± 1.2 <0.005
Nuts 5.6 ± 0.3 5.8 ± 0.3 10.6 ± 0.3 9.9 ± 0.3 <0.005
Hydrogenated vegetable oils 31.5 ± 0.3 40.2 ± 0.3 35.1 ± 0.4 49.5 ± 0.5 <0.005
Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils 19.2 ± 0.7 21.5 ± 0.6 18.5 ± 0.5 23.8 ± 0.5 <0.005
  1. Levels of physical activity were expressed as metabolic equivalent hours per week (METs h/week) and categorized as light (<3 METs h/week), moderate (3–6 METs h/week) and heavy (>6 METs h/week)
  2. Grouped according to < or ≥ median of both Total fat (29.5 % of total energy) and SFA (9.5 % of total energy), with the reference group intake being < median intakes of both MUFA and SFA
  3. BMI body mass index, SFA saturated fatty acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid
  4. * P value was compared the characteristics across quartiles, using analysis of ANOVA (for age, BMI and dietary intake) and chi-square test (for categorized variables)
  5. aValues are Mean (SE), except for variables determined
  6. bDietary intake were adjusted for age, gender and total energy intake using the ANCOVA analysis, except for total energy intake (adjusted for age and gender)