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Table 1 Characteristics of adults population by nutritional status of the municipality of João Pessoa/PB/Brazil

From: Decrease of the DNA methylation levels of the ADRB3 gene in leukocytes is related with serum folate in eutrophic adults

Parameter

Eutrophic (43.51%)

Overweight (36.26%)

Obesity (20.23%)

p-value

Methylation levels (%)

Mean ± SD

43.29 ± 19.14

39.32 ± 17.57

42.74 ± 17.29

0.6020

Average age

Mean ± SD

35.07 ± 11.83ab

41.78 ± 12.52b

42.23 ± 11.58a

0.0002*

WHtR (cm/cm)

Mean ± SD

0.40 ± 0.16ab

0.55 ± 0.06bc

0.61 ± 0.15ac

> 0.0000*

WHR (cm/cm)

Mean ± SD

0.79 ± 0.08ab

0.87 ± 0.09b

0.92 ± 0.09a

> 0.0000*

WC (cm)

Mean ± SD

74.45 ± 9.45ab

89.48 ± 8.67bc

101.52 ± 13.90ac

> 0.0000*

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

175.15 ± 35.63

195.73 ± 45.19

199.40 ± 43.48

0.9460

LDL (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

97.74 ± 47.71

112.03 ± 56.16

112.54 ± 62.30

0.1050

HDL (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

45.84 ± 11.70

41.45 ± 10.46

42.87 ± 10.31

0.2740

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

120.39 ± 63.78a

158.10 ± 93.39

158.33 ± 73.90a

0.0241*

TAC (%)

Mean ± SD

41 ± 15

41 ± 14

42 ± 15

0.6880

MDA

Mean ± SD

2.75 ± 0.99

2.98 ± 0.89

2.93 ± 0.75

0.6330

Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (mg/dl)

Mean ± SD

63.96 ± 20.86

64.66 ± 17.67

68.02 ± 16.45

0.2020

Homocysteine (micromol/l)

Mean ± SD

11.42 ± 12.40

10.31 ± 6.43

10.69 ± 6.25

0.3540

Serum folate (ng/ml)

Mean ± SD

14.23 ± 5.47

13.67 ± 4.87

14.70 ± 5.74

0.5660

Vitamin B12 (pg/ml)

Mean ± SD

277.67 ± 136.74

261.83 ± 113.45

289.23 ± 126.91

0.0936

Total fat (g)

Mean ± SD

55.12 ± 29.94

58.85 ± 52.14

58.47 ± 46.68

0.8810

Calories (Kcal)

Mean ± SD

1805.16 ± 695.07

1829.67 ± 1012.35

1954.71 ± 1815.64

0.7160

Dietary folate (mcg)

Mean ± SD

170.58 ± 174.83

139.58 ± 111.68

126.53 ± 89.34

0.5640

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

Mean ± SD

2.10 ± 1.53

1.86 ± 1.59

2.01 ± 1.64

0.1370

Monounsaturated fat (g)

Mean ± SD

14.50 ± 8.46

16.43 ± 13.80

15.07 ± 11.68

0.9240

Oleic acid (g)

Mean ± SD

9.59 ± 7.33

12.03 ± 12.19

11.09 ± 10.75

0.7780

Omega 3 (g)

Mean ± SD

0.64 ± 0.95

0.61 ± 0.63

0.68 ± 0.89

0.4100

Omega 6 (g)

Mean ± SD

5.81 ± 4.96

6.81 ± 5.64

8.44 ± 14.17

0.2660

Saturated fat (g)

Mean ± SD

17.33 ± 10.69

18.42 ± 17.72

16.85 ± 13.36

0.6750

Cholesterol (mg)

Mean ± SD

264.93 ± 264.93

258.18 ± 224.64

226.09 ± 171.47

0.9460

Trans fat (g)

Mean ± SD

0.75 ± 1.60a

0.61 ± 0.54

0.76 ± 0.91a

0.0172*

  1. aSignificant difference in mean values of the variable between obese and eutrophic individuals (p-value Tukey’s test < 0.05)
  2. bSignificant difference in mean values of the variable between overweight and eutrophic individuals (p-value Tukey’s test < 0.05)
  3. cSignificant difference in mean values of the variable between obese and overweight individuals (p-value Tukey’s test < 0.05)
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Journal of Translational Medicine

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