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Table 2 Description of characteristics among types of circadian rhythm status

From: Circulating inflammatory markers may mediate the relationship between low carbohydrate diet and circadian rhythm in overweight and obese women

Variable

Relative evening type

n = 57

11.7%

Intermediate

n = 159

58.7%

Relative morning type

n = 88

29.6%

P value*

P-ANCOVA**

Age (years)

34.07 ± 9.121

35.87 ± 8.6

38.75 ± 7.93

0.02

0.17

Body weight (kg)

83.3 ± 15.88

80.38 ± 11.65

77.88 ± 10.61

0.11

0.04

Height (cm)

162.62 ± 6

16.85 ± 5.95

160.44 ± 5.77

0.26

0.83

BMI (kg/m2)

31.37 ± 4.89

31.12 ± 4.24

30.28 ± 3.79

0.33

0.05

Sleep night

8.22 ± 1.87

7.75 ± 1.62

7.54 ± 1.59

0.22

0.24

Sleep day

12.2 ± 26.72

0.69 ± 2.79

7.77 ± 19.06

0.11

0.29

Stress status

10.92 ± 5.01

7.8 ± 4.52

6.75 ± 5.34

0.001

0.002

Physical activity (MET-minutes/week)

936.06 ± 1161.94

1087.48 ± 1665.42

1080.05 ± 1183.76

0.9

0.77

Blood parameters

     

 Glucose (mmol/dl)

87.47 ± 8.55

87.49 ± 10.21

86.79 ± 10.75

0.89

0.66

 Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

187.69 ± 47.79

177.8 ± 31.78

186.65 ± 32.61

0.16

0.16

 TG (mg/dl)

109.30 ± 49.41

122.2 ± 70.46

121.79 ± 54.23

0.64

0.73

 HDL (mg/dl)

45.52 ± 12.16

46.65 ± 8.72

48.15 ± 10.87

0.48

0.75

 LDL (mg/dl)

97.47 ± 28.28

95.42 ± 23

102.36 ± 21.3

0.18

0.26

 TGF-β (mg/L)

73.21 ± 26.51

81.81 ± 43.3

72.89 ± 31.98

0.43

0.62

 IL-1β (mg/L)

2.38 ± 0.88

2.72 ± 0.96

2.51 ± 0.95

0.59

0.41

 Galectin-3 (ng/ml)

7.63 ± 10.56

5.54 ± 9

2.82 ± 4.85

0.32

0.27

Body composition

 BFM (kg)

35.27 ± 11.12

34.1 ± 8.33

32.19 ± 7.56

0.18

0.03

 BFP (%)

41.51 ± 5.52

41.94 ± 5.37

40.87 ± 5.05

0.39

0.11

 FFM (kg)

48.08 ± 5.78

46.35 ± 5.52

45.91 ± 5.93

0.23

0.39

 FFMI

18.11 ± 1.41

17.9 ± 1.54

17.75 ± 1.29

0.54

0.3

 FMI

13.25 ± 3.77

13.28 ± 3.72

12.52 ± 3.02

0.29

0.05

 WC (cm)

100.67 ± 12.08

98.75 ± 9.72

96.62 ± 9.27

0.12

0.03

 VFA (cm)

166.64 ± 45.66

164.45 ± 37.36

153.88 ± 36

0.13

0.01

 ODP (%)

145.96 ± 22.77

144.88 ± 19.8

140.82 ± 17.66

0.31

0.05

  1. N: 304; 1: Mean ± SD; BMI, Body mass index; TG, Triglyceride; HDL, High density lipoprotein; LDL, Low density lipoprotein; TGF-β, Transforming growth factor β; Il-1β, Interleukin-1β; BFM, Body fat mass; BFP, Body fat percentage; FFM, Fat free mass; FFMI, Fat free mass index; FMI, Fat mass index; WC, Waist circumference; VFA, Visceral fat area; ODP, Obesity degree percentage
  2. *P-values are resulted from ANOVA test
  3. **P-value reported after adjusting total energy intake, physical activity and education with ANCOVA
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