Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population according to sex.

From: Significant reverse association between dietary selenium intake and visceral adiposity in the CODING study

Variables

Entire cohort

Female

Male

P

(n = 2932)

(n = 2109)

(n = 823)

value

Age (years)

43.94 ± 0.23

44.94 ± 0.26

41.39 ± 0.48

<0.001

Weight (kg)

74.88 ± 0.30

70.11 ± 0.31

87.12 ± 0.55

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.96 ± 0.09

26.60 ± 0.11

27.89 ± 0.16

<0.001

WC (cm)

92.80 ± 0.26

90.73 ± 0.31

98.10 ± 0.47

<0.001

HC (cm)

101.04 ± 0.22

101.37 ± 0.27

100.21 ± 0.37

0.010

WHR

0.92 ± 0.001

0.89 ± 0.002

0.98 ± 0.002

<0.001

Physical activity

8.21 ± 0.03

8.10 ± 0.03

8.50 ± 0.06

<0.001

Calorie intake (kcal/d)

1952.55 ± 15.76

1845.54 ± 17.40

2226.77 ± 32.20

<0.001

Se intake (µg/d)

105.75 ± 0.94

99.94 ± 1.00

120.65 ± 2.08

<0.001

Se intake (µg/kg/d)

1.46 ± 0.01

1.47 ± 0.02

1.44 ± 0.03

0.042

VAT mass (g)

842.96 ± 13.94

685.69 ± 12.67

1245.99 ± 33.77

<0.001

VAT volume (cm3)

893.54 ± 14.78

726.83 ± 13.43

1320.75 ± 35.79

<0.001

  1. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; HC, hip circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; Se, selenium; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.
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