Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants across quartiles of total meat intake
From: Meat consumption and the risk of general and central obesity: the Shahedieh study
Variables | Quartiles of total meat intake | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (n = 1828) | Q2 (n = 1828) | Q3 (n = 1828) | Q4 (n = 1828) | P-value* | |
Age (year) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean | 51.1 | 48.5 | 47.69 | 46.28 | < 0.001 |
SD | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.9 | Â |
Gender (female) (%) | 71.9 | 60.7 | 52.1 | 37.1 | < 0.001 |
Marital status (married) (%) | 90.6 | 95.1 | 97.0 | 95.1 | < 0.001 |
Current smoker (yes) (%) | 7.7 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 18.9 | < 0.001 |
Supplement use (yes) (%) | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.02 |
Education (university graduate) (%) | 38.5 | 30.5 | 31 | 30 | < 0.001 |
Home ownership (owner) (%) | 90.3 | 91.8 | 92 | 92.8 | 0.05 |
Family size (> 4 people) (%) | 54.2 | 58.9 | 63 | 67.5 | < 0.001 |
Frequent night working shift (%) | 2.8 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 8.7 | < 0.001 |
Thyroid disorders (%) | 15.6 | 14 | 12.6 | 11.7 | < 0.001 |
Depression (%) | 20.1 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 11.5 | < 0.001 |
General obesity (%) | 64.1 | 65.5 | 66.7 | 67.7 | 0.11 |
Central obesity (%) | 37.9 | 42.7 | 46.6 | 54.1 | < 0.001 |