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Table 1 General characteristics of the adult individuals

From: Methylation profile of the ADRB3 gene and its association with lipid profile and nutritional status in adults

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Median

N

%

Demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics

 Gender

  Male

79

30

  Female

186

70

 Menopausal women (≥ 50 years)a

   

61

32.8

 Age

  20–59 years

40.3

14.3

39.5

265

100

 Education levelb

  Complete elementary school

56

21.13

  ≥ Incomplete middle school

209

78.9

Household income ($)c

1458.43

1595.5

820.51

265

100

 Alcohol consumption

  Yes

42

15.8

  No

223

84.2

 Smoker

  Yes

21

8.0

  No

244

92.0

 Physical activity (150 min/week)

  Yes

   

108

40.75

  No

   

157

59.24

  Days per week

4.5

1.4

4.5

108

48.0

  Duration of activity, min/week

403

220

360

108

40.75

Anthropometric characteristics

 Weight (kg)

72.11

16.74

71.6

  

 Height (m)

1.63

0.09

1.62

  

 BMI (kg/m2)

27.08

5.88

26.71

  

 Waist (cm)

0.86

0.15

0.86

  

 Hip (cm)

1.02

1.02

12.3

  

Nutritional classification (kg/m2)d

 Underweight/normal weight

21.8

2.37

22.36

124

46.8

 Overweight

27.63

1.33

27.62

82

31

 Obese

34.63

4.95

32.81

59

22.2

Food intake

 Calories (kcal)

1678

390.6

1625

  

 Total fat (g)

54.92

18.44

50.58

  

 Cholesterol (mg)

216.94

125.82

187.16

  

 Saturated Fat (g)

16.99

6.51

16.58

  

 Monounsaturated Fat (g)

14.39

5.33

13.39

  

 Polyunsaturated Fat (g)

13.64

7.55

12.1

  

 Oleic acid (g)

10.23

4.47

9.32

  

 Omega-6 (g)

6.30

2.70

6.07

  

 Omega-3 (g)

0.70

0.44

0.59

  

 Trans Fat (g)

0.65

0.4

0.56

  

 Folate (mcg)

130.0

22

144.0

  

Biochemical Tests

 Homocysteine (μmol/L)

     

 Men (RV: 6.42 to 18.08)

11

9.8

6.6

  

 Women (RV: 5.32 to 15.22)

10

8.5

5.95

  

 Folic acid (RV: > 3.10 ng/mL)

13.5

5.1

12.5

  

 Lipid profile (mg/dL)

     

 Cholesterol (desirable VR: < 200)

184.2

42.5

178

  

 LDL (desirable RV: 100–129)

103.5

51.4

95

  

 HDL (desirable RV: > 60)

41.2

10.6

40

  

 Triglycerides (desirable RV: < 150)

140

87.7

111

  

Oxidative stress

 TAC (%) (RV: 0–100%)

41

14

42

  

 MDA (RV: 2.3 to 4.0 µmol/L)

2.7

0.7

2.7

  

DNA methylation

 ADRB3

  Unmethylated

56

21.13

  Methylated

133

50.18

  Partially methylated

76

28.7

  Total

   

265

100

  1. RV reference value, BMI body mass index, TAC total antioxidant capacity, MDA malondialdehyde
  2. aAccording to the Ministry of Health (2008)
  3. bCompleted elementary school corresponds to 9 years of school, and ≥ complete elementary school corresponds to more than 10 years of school
  4. cThe income was based on the value of 3.90 BRL per USD
  5. dAccording to the WHO [48]