The relationship between the intake of branched-chain and aromatic amino acids and individuals' sleep quality based on body mass index, gender, and age

Table 3 Comparing the sleep quality, sleep duration, physical activity, intake of branched-chain amino acids, and aromatic amino acids among the participants based on BMI

Variables	BMI
Variables	Lean (N = 12) (BMI < 18.5)	Normal (N = 111) (BMI = 18.5–24.9)	Overweight (N = 38) (BMI = 25–29.9)	Obese (N = 11) (BMI ≥ 30)
Branched-chain amino acids (mg/d)	9010.10 ± 3575.52^a	12,480.53 ± 6729.88^ab	14,220.13 ± 5544.74^bc	18,865.13 ± 12,427.73^d
Aromatic amino acids (mg/d)	6020.47 ± 2229.68^a	7965.71 ± 3578.58^ab	9292.06 ± 3603.08 ^bc	11,494.56 ± 6253.28^cd
Sleep quality	11.08 ± 10.38	11.19 ± 10.47	11.18 ± 11.07	9.36 ± 9.66
Sleep duration (h)	7.67 ± 1.15	7.01 ± 1.32	6.66 ± 1.74	6.64 ± 1.50
Physical activity (MET-min/wk)	3019.62 ± 1474.13^a	2011.71 ± 888.61^b	1657.21 ± 823.18^cd	826.82 ± 159.94^d

Quantitative variables were reported as mean ± SD
Dissimilar letters in each row indicate a significant difference of P < 0.05 between groups based on the ANOVA test and Duncan's multiple range tests (DMRT)

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