Table 1 General characteristics of study participants based on cases and controls as well as across different categories of egg consumption
From: A case–control study on egg consumption and risk of stroke among Iranian population
Cases (n = 195) | Controls (n = 195) | P a | ||
Age (years) | 67.9 ± 1.0 | 61.5 ± 0.8 | <0.001 | |
Weight (kg) | 69.5 ± 0.9 | 72.4 ± 1.1 | 0.05 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 0.3 | 28.4 ± 1.0 | 0.01 | |
Male (%) | 60 | 47 | 0.01 | |
Current smokers (%) | 14 | 6 | 0.01 | |
Physical activity (MET-min/day) | 4766 ± 55.5 | 3951 ± 49.1 | 0.43 | |
Obesityb (%) | 11 | 29 | <0.001 | |
Categories of egg consumption (egg/week) | ||||
<1 | 1–2 | >2 | P c | |
Controls (n = 195) | ||||
Numbers | 81 | 44 | 70 | |
Age (years) | 64.3 ± 10.6 | 62.0 ± 11.7 | 58.0 ± 8.7 | 0.01 |
Weight (kg) | 73.4 ± 16.2 | 70.0 ± 15.8 | 69.0 ± 11.5 | 0.03 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.0 ± 5.2 | 29.0 ± 6.0 | 26.2 ± 5.0 | 0.23 |
Male (%) | 43.2% | 47.7% | 50.0% | 0.70 |
Physical activity (MET-min/day) | 2405.0 ± 5050.2 | 4181.0 ± 10058.7 | 5597.7 ± 12655.0 | 0.12 |
Obesityb (%) | 32.1% | 36.4% | 21.4% | 0.18 |
Cases (n = 195) | ||||
Numbers | 117 | 46 | 32 | |
Age (years) | 69.3 ± 13.0 | 65.2 ± 14.7 | 68.0 ± 13.3 | 0.22 |
Weight (kg) | 70.0 ± 13.8 | 69.3 ± 11.2 | 68.9 ± 13.3 | 0.91 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.6 ± 4.4 | 25.2 ± 3.7 | 24.3 ± 4.8 | 0.43 |
Male (%) | 55.6% | 60.0% | 77.4% | 0.09 |
Physical activity (MET-min/day) | 3246.0 ± 5858. 9 | 6584.8 ± 10670.8 | 7760.6 ± 20782.1 | 0.05 |
Obesityb (%) | 14.5% | 8.9% | 3.2% | 0.18 |