Diet diversity and food quality score in male football players and healthy non-athlete controls in relation to oxidative stress biomarkers: a descriptive-analytical study

Table 1 Baseline profile of the participants

Variables	Football players (n = 45)	Non-athletes (n = 45)	All participants (n = 90)	P-value*
BMI (kg/m²)	22.06 ± 1.34	22.09 ± 1.37	22.08 ± 1.35	0.90
Age (years)	22.89 ± 2.42	22.87 ± 2.42	22.88 ± 2.41	0.96
Weight (kg)	67.85 ± 7.03	66.80 ± 10.41	67.33 ± 8.85	0.47
Height (cm)	175.18 ± 6.63	173.22 ± 10.63	174.20 ± 8.86	0.29
MET (hr/week)	62.68 ± 9.04	16.21 ± 6.26	39.44 ± 24.61	< 0.001
FM (kg)	9.60 ± 3.12	13.10 ± 4.74	11.35 ± 4.36	< 0.001
FFM (kg)	58.25 ± 6.05	53.76 ± 6.98	56.00 ± 6.88	< 0.001
F_2a-IP (pg/mg creatinine)	124.51 ± 41.46	241.60 ± 112.38	183.06 ± 102.76	< 0.001
8-OHdG (ng/mg creatinine)	10.90 ± 3.66	20.30 ± 9.52	15.60 ± 8.59	< 0.001
DDS	5.55 ± 1.42	4.25 ± 1.83	4.90 ± 1.76	< 0.001
FQS	44.56 ± 6.13	39.11 ± 6.54	41.80 ± 6.88	< 0.001

Variables are mean ± SD
BMI, body mass index; MET, metabolic equivalent of task; FM, fat mass; FFM, fat free mass; 8-OHdG, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxy guanosine; F_2a-IP, F_2alpha-isoprostane; DDS, dietary diversity score; FQS, food quality score
*P-value is based on GEE model with identity link function and exchangeable correlation structure (study groups were matched for age and BMI)
Bold p-value (< 0.05) is considered as statistically significant

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