Table 1 Characteristics of participants among tertiles of dietary acid load
Variables | Total | Tertiles of NEAP | P value* | Tertiles of PRAL | P value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
< 61.41 | 61.41–88.24 | > 88.24 | < 23.46 | 23.46–44.79 | > 44.79 | ||||
Number | 207 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | ||
Age (Year) | 21.09 ± 1.67 | 21.08 ± 1.55 | 20.92 ± 1.81 | 21.27 ± 1.64 | 0.477 | 21.10 ± 1.69 | 20.84 ± 1.70 | 21.34 ± 1.61 | 0.206 |
Weight (kg) | 64.05 ± 9.72 | 63.08 ± 8.85 | 64.76 ± 9.85 | 64.31 ± 10.46 | 0.581 | 61.69 ± 7.60 | 65.69 ± 10.9 | 64.77 ± 9.95 | 0.040"*" |
Height (cm) | 170.26 ± 9.18 | 170.18 ± 8.66 | 170.81 ± 9.44 | 169.79 ± 9.50 | 0.809 | 168.36 ± 8.72 | 170.71 ± 9.69 | 171.72 ± 8.89 | 0.087 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.04 ± 2.52 | 21.75 ± 2.32 | 22.16 ± 2.63 | 22.22 ± 2.60 | 0.485 | 21.77 ± 2.30 | 22.48 ± 2.87 | 21.88 ± 2.33 | 0.211 |
PA (met.h/d) | 46.04 ± 5.62 | 43.06 ± 3.83 | 46.01 ± 5.71 | 49.06 ± 5.48 | < 0.0001"*" | 44.24 ± 4.79 | 45.15 ± 5.24 | 48.75 ± 5.80 | < 0.0001"*" |
Gender n (%) | 0.209 | 0.499 | |||||||
Female | 102 (49.3) | 31 (30.4) | 31 (30.4) | 40 (39.2) | 36 (35.3) | 36 (35.3) | 30 (29.4) | ||
SES n (%) | 0.917 | 0.432 | |||||||
Poor | 47 (22.7) | 17 (36.2) | 15 (31.9) | 15 (31.9) | 17 (36.2) | 18 (38.3) | 12 (25.5) | ||
Moderate | 113 (54.6) | 37 (32.7) | 36 (31.9) | 40 (35.4) | 33 (29.2) | 39 (34.5) | 41 (36.3) | ||
Rich | 47 (22.7) | 15 (31.9) | 18 (38.3) | 14 (29.8) | 19 (40.4) | 12 (25.5) | 16 (34.0) | ||
SC n (%) | 0.710 | 0.220 | |||||||
NO | 184 (88.9) | 60 (32.6) | 63 (34.2) | 61 (33.2) | 60 (32.6) | 65 (35.3) | 59 (32.1) | ||