Table 1 characteristics of the study participants across base on case and control groups
From: Adherence to low carbohydrate diets and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case control study
Variable | Control group | Case group | p_value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 43.52(12.14) | 44.22(10.35) | 0.64 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 25.26(3.94) | 30.39(4.10) |  < 0. 01 |
Gender N (Percent) | Â | Â | 0.92 |
Male | 45(44.1) | 50(43.5) | Â |
female | 57(55.9) | 65(56.5) | Â |
Job N(Percent) | Â | Â | 0.20 |
Housekeeper | 40(39.2) | 59(51.3) | Â |
Employee | 33(32.4) | 30(26.1) | Â |
Freelance | 29(28.4) | 26(22.6) | Â |
Education N (Percent) | Â | Â | 0.31 |
High school | 34(33.3) | 44(38.3) | Â |
Diploma | 22(21.6) | 33(28.7) | Â |
Bachelor | 5(4.9) | 5(4.3) | Â |
Masters degree and higher | 41(40.2) | 33(28.7) | Â |
Diabetes N (Percent) | 26(25.5) | 67(58.3) | 0.47 |
Physical activity N(Percent) Yes | Â | Â | 0.11 |
70(68.6) | 67(58.3) | Â | |
No | 32(31.4) | 48(41.7) | Â |