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Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric, dietary, and psychometric characteristics of participants with different fish-eating habits

From: Fish consumption and cardiovascular response during mental stress

Characteristics

Group

Statistic

p

ES

Fish-eating

Control

M (SD)

M (SD)

Demographics

χ 1 2

 

φ

 Gender (M/F)

2/10

2/11

0.00

n.s.

0.00

 Smokers (Y/N)

0/12

1/12

0.00

n.s.

0.00

Anthropometrics

t 23

 

d

 Age (years)

21.4 (3.7)

21.9 (3.1)

0.37

n.s.

0.15

 Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

21.6 (2.7)

20.8 (3.1)

0.67

n.s.

0.28

Food Intakes (FFQ) (g/day)

 Eating Fish (times/week)

3.8 (0.8)

1.0 (0.6)

9.92

<.001

4.14

 Fish and Seafood

91.7 (34.7)

48.2 (32.7)

3.22

<.004

1.34

 Mushroom

5.4 (4.7)

5.9 (5.4)

0.25

n.s.

0.10

 Algae

7.5 (3.7)

3.9 (3.7)

2.40

<.03

1.00

 Alcohol

39.1 (101.1)

60.8 (195.7)

1.09 a

n.s.

0.44

 Fruits

111.9 (88.9)

44.4 (52.7)

2.33

<.03

0.97

 Vegetables

367.8 (251.0)

230.7 (120.7)

1.72 b

<.10

0.74

 Green and Yellow Vegetables

144.6 (84.0)

93.8 (70.2)

1.65

n.s.

0.69

 Cereal

256.2 (88.9)

203.3 (92.7)

1.45

n.s.

0.61

 Processed Tubers and Roots

57.8 (58.1)

50.6 (48.8)

0.34

n.s.

0.14

 Pulse Products

57.9 (49.6)

56.3 (59.5)

0.07

n.s.

0.03

 Meat

107.8 (60.2)

103.0 (71.2)

0.18

n.s.

0.08

 Egg

48.7 (34.4)

29.1 (17.5)

1.81

<.09

0.75

 Dairy Product

91.7 (152.1)

146.5 (132.7)

0.96

n.s.

0.40

Psychometrics

 Aggression (BAQ)

56.3 (7.3)

50.9 (10.0)

1.00

n.s.

0.63

 Trait Anxiety (STAI A-trait)

35.2 (12.1)

40.5 (9.3)

1.23

n.s.

0.51

 Neuroticism (EPQR-12)

5.0 (2.8)

7.2 (2.4)

2.07

<.06

0.86

 Behavioral Inhibition (BIS)

39.0 (6.4)

38.8 (10.0)

0.07

n.s.

0.03

 Behavioral Activation (BAS)

45.0 (8.7)

38.6 (5.6)

2.20

<.04

0.92

  1. Note. χ2 = Yates corrected Chi-square.
  2. adf = 14; bdf = 15.