Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants.

From: Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet in relation to age-associated poor muscle strength; a cross-sectional study from the Kurdish cohort study

Characteristics

Total (n = 3181)

Tertiles of MIND Diet

P value**

T1 (n = 1309) (< 6)

T2 (n = 826) (6–7.5)

T3 (n = 1046) (7.5–12.5)

Age (year)

46.17 ± 8*

46.81 ± 8.35

45.93 ± 7.94

45.45 ± 7.36

 < 0.001

Gender, male (%)

48.5

37

52

63.1

 < 0.001

Weight (kg)

70.7 ± 13.71

68.68 ± 13.45

70.90 ± 13.44

73.90 ± 13.94

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.62 ± 4.63

26.47 ± 4.67

26.56 ± 4.62

26.95 ± 4.56

0.072

WC

96.83 ± 10.38

96.41 ± 10.57

96.59 ± 10.24

97.93 ± 10.17

0.004

BFM (kg)

23.47 ± 9.29

23.45 ± 9.32

23.29 ± 9.35

23.77 ± 9.16

0.542

SLM (kg)

44.69 ± 8.95

42.82 ± 8.68

45.01 ± 8.65

47.43 ± 9.09

 < 0.001

FFM (kg)

47.24 ± 9.44

45.27 ± 9.14

47.58 ± 9.14

50.14 ± 9.60

 < 0.001

SMM (kg)

26.13 ± 5.72

24.93 ± 5.54

26.34 ± 5.54

27.90 ± 5.81

 < 0.001

PBF (%)

32.57 ± 9.41

33.48 ± 9.46

32.20 ± 9.46

31.59 ± 9.10

 < 0.001

HGS (kg)

32.61 ± 11.31

30.12 ± 10.52

33.21 ± 11.36

36.01 ± 11.54

 < 0.001

PA (MET hour/day)

41.67 ± 7.77

41.89 ± 7.09

41.58 ± 8.33

41.44 ± 8.04

0.398

Smoking (%)

18.4

16

18.7

22.1

0.003

Obese (%)

20.8

20.5

19.1

22.6

0.472

Hypertension (%)

4

3.5

3.9

4.8

0.27

Hypercholesterolemia (%)

16.9

16.5

18.2

16.4

0.527

  1. *Mean ± SD.
  2. **P values were obtained one-way ANOVA and Chi square.
  3. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, BFM body fat mass, SLM soft lean mass, FFM free fat mass, SMM skeletal muscle mass, PBF percentage body fat, HGS hand grip strength, PA physical activity.
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