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Table 2B General characteristics of participants across tertiles of Dietary Insulin Index (DII)

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

 

Dietary Insulin Index

P-value

Tertile1

(N = 66)

Tertile2

(N = 67)

Tertile3

(N = 66)

Total

(N = 199)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean DII a

44.43

3.67

51.31

1.67

60.10

4.69

51.94

7.32

< 0.001

Age (year) a

< 18 years

≥ 18 years

28.77

13 (19.7%)

53 (80.3%)

8.93

30.37

10 (14.9%)

57 (85.1%)

7.89

28.97

13 (19.7%)

53 (80.3%)

8.77

29.38

36 (18.1%)

163 (81.9%)

8.53

0.50

Gender b

Male

Female

32 (48.5%)

34 (51.5%)

 

42 (62.7%)

25 (37.3%)

 

39 (59.1%)

27 (40.9%)

 

113 (56.8%)

86 (43.2%)

 

0.23

Post b

Soccer players

Soccer referees

26 (39.3%)

40 (60.7%)

 

17 (25.37%)

50 (74.63%)

 

27 (40.9%)

39 (39.1%)

 

70 (35.2%)

129 (64.8%)

 

0.32

Physical activity b

Moderate

High

51 (77.3%)

15 (22.7%)

 

44 (65.7%)

23 (34.3%)

 

49 (74.2%)

17 (25.8%)

 

144 (72.4%)

55 (27.6%)

 

0.30

Physical activity a

MET/Min/Week

2679.19

1411.14

3510.78

2325.52

2813.61

1538.02

3003.75

1834.97

0.01

Height (cm) a

171.71

8.44

172.88

8.67

173.27

8.16

172.62

8.41

0.54

Weight (kg) a

65.16

9.43

68.58

9.39

68.23

10.02

67.33

9.69

0.08

BMI (kg/m2)a

21.93

2.07

22.81

1.97

22.67

2.01

22.47

2.04

0.02

BFM (kg) a

12.03

3.30

13.03

4.39

12.99

3.50

12.69

3.77

0.22

PBF (%) a

18.70

5.24

19.12

6.35

19.32

5.59

19.05

5.72

0.81

FFM (Kg) a

53.13

9.36

55.55

9.14

55.23

10.01

54.64

9.52

0.28

PMM (%) a

81.30

5.23

80.87

6.36

80.67

5.60

80.95

5.73

0.81

WC a

76.82

5.33

79.29

6.05

79.10

5.75

78.40

5.80

0.02

HC a

94.63

4.19

96.26

4.14

95.94

4.48

95.62

4.31

0.06

WHR a

0.81

0.034

0.82

0.036

0.82

0.041

0.81

0.038

0.10

WHtR a

0.447

0.030

0.459

0.033

0.456

0.030

0.454

0.032

0.10

ABSI a

0.075

0.003

0.075

0.002

0.075

0.003

0.075

0.003

0.95

AVI a

12.08

1.60

12.85

1.84

12.79

1.77

12.57

1.77

0.02

BAI a

24.18

2.79

24.47

2.78

24.15

2.40

24.27

2.66

0.74

BRI a

2.45

0.52

2.64

0.58

2.60

0.53

2.57

0.55

0.10

CI a

1.14

0.046

1.15

0.046

1.16

0.049

1.15

0.047

0.27

WWI a

9.55

0.43

9.60

0.45

9.61

0.46

9.58

0.45

0.71

WHHR a

0.473

0.029

0.476

0.029

0.476

0.032

0.475

0.030

0.78

BMC (kg) a

3.08

0.50

3.21

0.51

3.21

0.57

3.17

0.53

0.25

Calorie intake (Kcal) a

3177.35

1479.90

3176

2109.80

2647.18

1000.15

3001.06

1610.45

0.09

Carbohydrates (gr/d) a

470.18

242.67

513.87

498.37

413.05

170.66

465.94

336.75

0.22

Protein intake (g/d) a

126.63

58.86

120.34

59.74

105.42

37.28

117.48

53.50

0.06

Fat intake (g/d) a

102.03

48.09

86.65

38.81

73.38

31

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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