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Characteristics of the participants |
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| Variables |
N |
Arithmetic mean (SD) |
Geometric mean |
Range |
|
|
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| Age (years) |
205 |
52.1 (28.3) |
40 – 73 |
|
| Gender (%) |
205 |
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| Female |
120 (58.6%) |
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| Male |
85 (41.5%) |
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| Mercury (nmol/L)§ |
205 |
132.9 (329.8) |
97.8 |
2.4 – 760.0 |
| Fasting insulin (pmol/L)§ |
203 |
68.9 (204.5) |
52.1 |
13.0 – 448.0 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L)§ |
202 |
4.9 (3.7) |
4.8 |
2.8 – 15.1 |
| HOMA-IR § |
201 |
16.9 (77.3) |
11.0 |
1.9 – 244.3 |
| Total-Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
202 |
5.4 (2.8) |
3.3 – 8.2 |
|
| LDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
202 |
3.1 (2.7) |
0.7 – 6.1 |
|
| HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
202 |
1.7 (1.6) |
0.8 – 4.3 |
|
| Triglycerides (mmol/L)§ |
202 |
1.3 (2.4) |
1.1 |
0.3 – 5.5 |
| EPA (% fatty acids)§ |
205 |
2.5 (4.2) |
2.1 |
0.50 – 7.27 |
| DHA (% fatty acids) |
205 |
6.7 (5.1) |
1.56 – 10.09 |
|
| WC (cm) |
204 |
96.0 (41) |
66.0 – 136.0 |
|
| Smoking habits (%) |
198 |
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| Daily smoker |
116 (59.0%) |
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| Occasionally |
7 (3.5%) |
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| Not at all |
75 (37.9%) |
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| Physical activity (kcal/kg/week) & |
130 |
43.9 (186) |
20.2 |
0 – 364 |
| Total income (%) |
169 |
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| Less than $20,000 |
80 (47.3%) |
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| $20,000 to less than $40,000 |
46 (27.2%) |
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| $40,000 to less than $60,000 |
31 (18.3%) |
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| $60,000 or more |
12 (7.1%) |
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| Alcohol consumption (%) |
177 |
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| Yes |
141 (79.7%) |
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| No |
36 (20.3%) |
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§ Variables not normally distributed; HOMA-IR: insulin sensitivity; EPA: Eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid; WC: Waist circumference; LDL-cholesterol: Low density lipoprotein; HDL-cholesterol: high density lipoprotein; &Physical activity was calculated as: MET = duration*frequency*intensity of the exercise. | ||||
Valera et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:29 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-29 |
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