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Table 2A General characteristics of participants across tertiles of Dietary Insulin Load (DIL)

From: The association of dietary insulin load and dietary insulin index with body composition among professional soccer players and referees

 

Dietary Insulin Load

P-value

Tertile1

(N = 66)

Tertile2

(N = 67)

Tertile3

(N = 66)

Total

(N = 199)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean DIL a

92950.21

15733.17

140767.95

15677.28

228597.53

99586.04

154038.21

81,089

< 0.001

Age (year) a

< 18 years

≥ 18 years

31.65

8 (12.1%)

58 (87.9%)

7.5

30

8 (11.9%)

59 (88.1%)

8.68

26.47

20 (30.3%)

46 (69.7%)

8.64

29.38

36 (18.1%)

163 (81.9%)

8.53

0.002

Gender b

Male

Female

38 (57.6%)

28 (42.4%)

 

36 (53.7%)

31 (46.3%)

 

39 (59.1%)

27 (40.9%)

 

113 (56.8%)

86 (43.2%)

 

0.81

Post b

Soccer players

Soccer referees

15 (22.7%)

51 (77.3%)

 

22 (32.8%)

45 (67.2%)

 

32 (49.2%)

33 (50.8%)

 

70 (35.2%)

129 (64.8%)

 

< 0.001

Physical activity b

Moderate

High

45 (68.2%)

21 (31.8%)

 

49 (73.1%)

18 (26.9%)

 

50 (75.8%)

16 (24.2%)

 

144 (72.4%)

55 (27.6%)

 

0.61

Physical activity a

MET/Min/Week

3133.73

1750.47

2873.88

1720.29

3005.62

2.37.92

3003.75

1834.97

0.71

Height (cm) a

172.63

9.45

172.36

7.79

172.87

8.03

172.62

8.41

0.94

Weight (kg) a

67.63

9.93

67.37

9.95

66.99

9.31

67.33

9.69

0.93

BMI (kg/m2) a

22.64

2.12

22.58

1.88

22.20

2.13

22.47

2.04

0.41

BFM (kg) a

13.03

3.69

12.97

2.97

12.05

4.49

12.69

3.77

0.25

PBF (%) a

19.55

5.93

19.46

4.37

18.12

6.63

19.05

5.73

0.27

FFM (Kg) a

54.6

10.12

54.39

9.36

54.93

9.20

54.64

9.52

0.055

PMM (%) a

80.44

5.93

80.54

4.37

81.88

6.64

80.95

5.73

0.27

WC a

79.03

5.49

78.84

5.95

77.33

5.88

78.40

5.80

0.18

HC a

95.77

4.22

95.76

4.17

95.31

4.58

95.62

4.31

0.77

WHR a

0.82

0.03

0.82

0.03

0.81

0.04

0.81

0.03

0.09

WHtR a

0.45

0.03

0.45

0.02

0.44

0.03

0.45

0.03

0.11

ABSI a

0.075

0.002

0.075

0.003

0.074

0.003

0.075

0.003

0.34

AVI a

12.75

1.67

12.71

1.84

12.26

1.78

12.57

1.77

0.21

BAI a

24.38

3.03

24.40

2.25

24.03

2.65

24.27

2.66

0.66

BRI a

2.63

0.53

2.61

0.49

2.46

0.61

2.57

0.55

0.14

CI a

1.16

0.03

1.16

0.04

1.14

0.05

1.15

0.04

0.03

WWI a

9.64

0.39

9.63

0.37

9.48

0.54

9.58

0.45

0.059

WHHR a

0.478

0.028

0.478

0.024

0.047

0.036

0.475

0.03

0.22

BMC (kg) a

3.15

0.55

3.16

0.50

3.20

0.54

3.17

0.53

0.85

Calorie intake (Kcal) a

1881.36

399.79

2735.88

479.56

4389.96

2050.08

3001.06

1610.45

< 0.001

Carbohydrates (gr/d) a

277.20

65.81

413.97

81.23

707.44

486.04

465.94

336.75

< 0.001

Protein intake (g/d) a

76.48

21.08

112.67

25.04

163.35

61.42

117.48

53.50

< 0.001

Fat intake (g/d) a

58.36

18.28

81.65

23.44

122.13

47.05

87.35

41.40

< 0.001

  1. ABSI = A body shape index, AVI = Abdominal volume index, BAI = Body adiposity index, BFM = Body fat mass, BMC = Bone mineral content, BMI = Body mass index, BRI = Body roundness index, CI = Conicity index, FFM = Fat free mass, HC = Hip circumference, PBF = Percent body fat, PMM = Percent muscle mass, WC = Waist circumference, WHR = Waist to hip ratio, WHHR = Waist to hip to height ratio, WHtR = Waist to height ratio, WWI = Weight-adjusted-waist-index
  2. a Values are expressed as mean ± SD, by using one-way ANOVA
  3. b Values are reported as total and percentage, by using cross-tabulation and Chi-square test
  4. P-value is considered significant at < 0.05
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