Table 1 Characteristics of subjects with and without obesity

Number of subjects

61

277

Age

40.7 ± 12.1

44.7 ± 13.3

<0.05

BMI

34.0 ± 3.4

23.6 ± 3.3

<0.001

Male (%)

29 (47.5)

141 (50.9)

0.635

Dietary intake

Energy (kcal)

1807 ± 1036

1775 ± 778

0.780

Protein (g/1000 kcal)

34.7 ± 9.4

37.1 ± 7.7

<0.05

Carbohydrate (g/1000 kcal)

142 ± 27

141 ± 21

0.752

Fat (g/1000 kcal)

27.1 ± 8.1

28.0 ± 7.1

0.392

Dietary fibre (g/1000 kcal)

5.18 ± 2.38

6.20 ± 2.60

<0.01

Alcohol (g/1000 kcal)

4.35 ± 10.06

2.89 ± 8.14

0.294

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/1000 kcal)

1.30 ± 0.54

1.42 ± 0.49

0.091

n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/1000 kcal)

5.19 ± 1.84

5.47 ± 1.53

0.218

Folate (μg/1000 kcal)

139 ± 74

162 ± 82

<0.05

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (mg/1000 kcal)

0.66 ± 0.25

0.67 ± 0.21

0.559

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) (mg/1000 kcal)

0.55 ± 0.19

0.61 ± 0.19

<0.05

Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) (μg/1000 kcal)

4.40 ± 2.80

4.95 ± 2.76

0.165

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) (mg/1000 kcal)

41.5 ± 30.3

51.8 ± 33.0

<0.05