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Table 3 Comparison of cake and sweets, soft drinks, fast food, dairy and oil types consumed between cases and control groups

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

Index

 

Total

n = 336

Number (%)

(Controls)

n = 168

Number (%)

(Cases)

n = 168

Number (%)

P-value #

 

Unprocessed and without preservatives

133 (39.40)

75 (44.68)

58 (34.61)

 

Dairy type

Processed

low fat

47(14.14)

25 (14.89)

22 (13.46)

0.038*

 

Processed

medium fat

85(25.25)

43 (25.53)

42(25)

 
 

Processed

high fat

71(21.21)

25 (14.90)

46 (26.93)

 

Cakes and sweets intake

High

150 (46)

64 (38.29)

86 (51.40)

0.033*

 

Medium

80 (23.73)

36 (21.27)

44 (25.96)

 
 

Low

106(30.27)

68 (40.44)

38 (22.64)

 

Soft drink

High

57 (17.17)

25(14.89)

32 (19.23)

0.27

 

Medium

77 (23.23)

30 (18.08)

47 (27.88)

 
 

Low

202 (59.60)

113 (67.03)

89 (52.88)

 

Fast food

High

28 (8.58)

5 (3.19)

23 (13.46)

0.005**

 

Medium

65 (19.62)

25(14.89)

40 (24.03)

 
 

Low

243 (71.8)

138 (81.92)

105(62.51)

 

The usual types of used oils

Butter, margarine

129 (38.4)

64 (38.30)

65 (38.46)

0.10

 

Olive, canola, soy, and sunflower

207 (61.6)

104 (61.70)

103 (61.54)

 
  1. #Data are expressed as n (%), and analyzed by chi-squared test
  2. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001