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Table 1 Comparing the characteristics of participants in the case and control groups based on their anthropometric indices

From: Evaluation of dietary food intakes and anthropometric measures in middle-aged men with aggressive symptoms

 

Control (healthy)

N = 168

Case

N = 168

p-value

Age (years) £

35.85 ± 7.65

35.33 ± 7.65

0.39

Weight (kg) £

74.71 ± 9.61

81.25 ± 17.39

0.007**

Height (cm)

171.31 (151.0, 184.0)

174.30 (152.0, 194.0)

0.001**

BMI (kg/m2)

25.44 (18.29, 30.47)

26.66 (18.69, 34,98)

0.38

BMI category n (%)‡

  

0.055

< 25

84 (50)

74 (44.24)

 

25-29.9

72 (42.56)

63 (37.5)

 

> 30

12 (7.44)

31 (18.26)

 

WC

87.23 (50.0, 109.0)

93.34 (59.0, 120.0)

0.043*

Central obesity n (%)‡

14 (8.5)

36 (21.2)

0.009**

Physical activity level n (%)‡

  

0.53

Low

78 (46.2)

73 (43.6)

 

Medium

68 (40.7)

72 (42.8)

 

High

22 (13.1)

23 (13.6)

 

Aggression scores

   

PA £

20.106 ± 5.71

24.29 ± 7.97

0.021*

VA £

11.29 ± 4.35

14.08 ± 4.27

0.040*

A £

14.04 ± 4.95

20.95 ± 5.20

0.003**

H £

17.31 ± 7.15

20.44 ± 7.77

0.015*

Marriage satisfaction

(Hudsen score)

101.106 ± 12.15

103.89 ± 13.37

0.61

Smoking history n (%) ‡

  

0.83

Yes (Tobacco and cigarettes)

21 (12.8)

21 (12.5)

 

No

147 (87.2)

147 (87.5)

 

Income

n (%) ‡

  

0.78

Lower-middle

68 (40.4)

62 (36.5)

 

Middle

82 (48.9)

90 (53.8)

 

Upper-middle

18 (10.6)

16 (9.6)

 

Educational level n (%) ‡

  

0.015*

Junior-middle

71 (42.5)

97 (57.7)

 

Senior and university

97 (57.5)

71 (42.3)

 

Job n (%) ‡

  

0.12

Administrative jobs

77 (45.74)

56 (33.65)

 

Self-Employed

91 (54.26)

112 (66.35)

 
  1. £ Data were analyzed using the independent sample t-test and expressed as mean (standard deviation)
  2. Data are expressed as medians (25th, 75th percentiles) and analyzed using Mann-Whitney test
  3. ‡ The data are expressed as n (%) and analyzed by Chi-squared test
  4. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
  5. Notes: BMI, body mass index; WC, Waist Circumference; PA, physical aggression; VA, verbal aggression; A, anger; H, hostility