Table 2 Characteristic of study participants according to quartiles of healthy eating index-2015 (HEI-2015).

From: Healthy eating index and risk of diminished ovarian reserve: a case–control study

Variable

Case (120)

Control (250)

P**

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P*

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

P*

Age (years)

33.16 ± 3.74

33.84 ± 3.19

33.71 ± 2.69

32.87 ± 2.98

0.670

32.71 ± 3.22

32.75 ± 2.86

33.14 ± 3.04

33.15 ± 3.58

0.786

0.196

BMI (kg/m2)

30.04 ± 2.28

29.89 ± 2.93

30.04 ± 2.62

29.22 ± 2.28

0.593

27.56 ± 3.44

28.09 ± 3.50

27.52 ± 3.50

27.79 ± 3.40

0.771

0.235

Weight (kg)

82.34 ± 3.82

81.20 ± 3.31

82.32 ± 4.99

83.54 ± 4.04

0.263

77.31 ± 5.61

77.87 ± 5.65

79.10 ± 3.97

78.75 ± 3.26

0.157

0.487

FM (kg)

39.20 ± 6.46

40.35 ± 9.39

36.73 ± 5.66

37.25 ± 6.42

0.199

36.40 ± 9.29

35.71 ± 9.14

37.72 ± 7.41

36.25 ± 9.65

0.653

0.020

FFM (kg)

58.51 ± 12.07

58.67 ± 11.70

56.34 ± 10.90

58.27 ± 10.54

0.855

60.12 ± 11.56

60.72 ± 12.30

58.56 ± 12.16

61.01 ± 12.09

0.705

0.098

WC (cm)

108.44 ± 37.54

100.72 ± 35.97

90.75 ± 24.70

106.08 ± 42.38

0.217

91.67 ± 13.92

92.58 ± 11.62

90.80 ± 12.31

91.52 ± 11.66

0.885

0.002

HC (cm)

111.24 ± 33.07

107.24 ± 32.80

104.32 ± 28.82

112.77 ± 31.86

0.745

106.56 ± 12.40

107.10 ± 10.76

105.15 ± 10.42

105.13 ± 12.75

0.716

0.316

WHR

0.93 ± 0.13

0.89 ± 0.09

0.88 ± 0.12

0.87 ± 0.11

0.226

0.86 ± 0.08

0.86 ± 0.08

0.86 ± 0.07

0.87 ± 0.10

0.776

0.003

SBP (mmHg)

120.95 ± 13.04

120.68 ± 12.11

120.85 ± 12.31

127.50 ± 12.85

0.157

121.78 ± 13.54

125.07 ± 14.07

121.07 ± 14.63

126.86 ± 13.48

0.086

0.341

DBP (mmHg)

77.93 ± 10.00

79.84 ± 13.59

80.39 ± 11.06

80.50 ± 13.38

0.774

80.80 ± 11.32

82.14 ± 12.05

80.53 ± 9.56

84.41 ± 9.46

0.223

0.056

AFC count

2.48 ± 1.24

2.40 ± 0.95

2.25 ± 1.32

2.12 ± 1.22

0.653

9.76 ± 2.15

9.50 ± 2.30

9.60 ± 2.20

9.45 ± 2.36

0.859

< 0.001

AMH (ng/ml)

0.49 ± 0.23

0.75 ± 1.52

0.55 ± 0.22

0.49 ± 0.16

0.518

3.94 ± 1.16

4.09 ± 1.23

4.20 ± 1.22

4.28 ± 1.10

0.402

< 0.001

Physical activity (MET/h/day)

18.25 ± 4.12

18.60 ± 4.15

19.75 ± 4.34

20.12 ± 3.67

0.229

18.90 ± 4.59

18.98 ± 4.57

19.16 ± 4.36

18.92 ± 4.60

0.990

0.896

Socioeconomic status (SES) (%)

Low

4 (9.3)

3 (12)

1 (3.6)

2 (8.3)

0.904

5 (6.8)

7 (10)

5 (8.9)

2 (3.9)

0.053

0.252

Middle

18 (41.9)

9 (36)

14 (50)

9 (37.5)

47 (64.4)

47 (64.4)

30 (53.6)

22 (43.1)

High

21 (48.8)

13 (52)

13 (46.4)

13 (54.2)

21 (28.8)

21 (28.8)

21 (37.5)

27 (52.9)

Education (%)

Illiterate

3 (7)

7 (28)

3 (10.7)

1 (4.2)

0.055

13 (17.8)

7 (10)

8 (14.3)

6 (11.8)

0.497

< 0.001

≤ High school/diploma

14 (32.6)

7 (28)

4 (14.3)

6 (25)

35 (47.9)

40 (57.1)

23 (41.1)

23 (45.1)

≥ College degree

26 (60.5)

11 (44)

21 (75)

17 (70.8)

25 (34.2)

23 (32.9)

25 (44.6)

22 (43.1)

Occupation

Housewife

27 (62.8)

18 (72)

18 (64.3)

19 (79.2)

0.528

55 (75.3)

50 (71.4)

41 (73.2)

38 (74.5)

0.426

< 0.001

Employed

9 (20.9)

5 (20)

7 (25)

5 (20.8)

1 (1.4)

3 (4.3)

5 (8.9)

1 (2)

Student

7 (16.3)

2 (8)

3 (10.7)

0 (0)

17 (23.3)

17 (24.3)

10 (17.9)

12 (23.5)

Pervious pregnancy

Yes

36 (83.7)

18 (72)

25 (89.3)

20 (83.3)

0.414

59 (80.8)

58 (82.9)

44 (78.6)

42 (82.4)

0.934

0.441

No

7 (16.3)

7 (28)

3 (10.7)

4 (16.7)

14 (19.2)

12 (17.1)

12 (21.4)

9 (17.6)

  1. Quantitative variables are expressed as mean ± SD and qualitative variables expressed as n (%).
  2. The SES scored was evaluated based on education level of both subjects and the family head, job of both subjects and the family head family size, home status and home type by using self-reported questionnaire.
  3. AFC antral follicle count, BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, DOR duration, diminished or decreased ovarian reserve, FFM fat free mass, FM fat mass, HC hip circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, WC waist circumference, WHR waist to hip ratio.
  4. Significant values are in bold.
  5. *P values resulted from ANOVA test for quantitative and Chi-square for qualitative variables across quartiles.
  6. **P values resulted from independent t-tests for quantitative and Chi-square for qualitative variables between the two groups.