Table 3 Comparison of obesity-related behavioral traits between cases and controls.
From: UCP3 gene variants and obesity in a Pakistani sample population
Parameter | Category | Cases | Controls | p-value | p-value (corrected) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eating pattern | Random | 132 (55.2%) | 107 (44.8%) | 0.011 | 0.015 |
Specific | 68 (42.2%) | 93 (57.8%) | |||
Diet consciousness | No | 152 (52.2%) | 139 (47.8%) | 0.144 | 0.168 |
Yes | 48 (44.0%) | 61 (56.0%) | |||
Tendency towards fat-dense food | High | 74 (64.9%) | 40 (35.1%) | 0.001 | 0.002 |
Moderate | 65 (46.4%) | 75 (53.6%) | |||
Low | 61 (41.8%) | 85 (58.2%) | |||
Physical activity | Low | 103 (66.5%) | 52 (33.5%) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 65 (43.9%) | 83 (56.1%) | |||
High | 32 (33.0%) | 65 (67.0%) | |||
Lack of sleep (< 7 h) | Yes | 121 (51.1%) | 116 (48.9%) | 0.279 | 0.279 |
No | 70 (45.5%) | 84 (54.5%) | |||
Sleep-wake cycle | Irregular | 118 (56.5%) | 91 (43.5%) | 0.001 | 0.003 |
Regular | 73 (40.1%) | 109 (59.9%) | |||
Shift worker | Yes | 28 (70.0%) | 12 (30.0%) | 0.008 | 0.013 |
No | 172 (47.8%) | 188 (52.2%) |
