Dietary patterns and associated lifestyles in individuals with and without familial history of obesity: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Characteristics of men and women among familial history of obesity (FHO)^a.

	Men		Women
	FHO+ (N = 49)	FHO- (N = 80)	FHO+ (N = 100)	FHO- (N = 97)
Age, y	36.2 ± 10.8	32.4 ± 10.0*	38.0 ± 12.1	32.5 ± 10.3***
Body mass index (BMI), kg/m²	25.2 ± 2.0	23.9 ± 2.8*	23.0 ± 2.5	22.3 ± 2.3
Physical activity during leisure time, kcal/day	367 ± 340	373 ± 259	330 ± 259	285 ± 152
Smokers^b, n(%)	6 (12)	8 (10)	7 (7)	10 (10)
Personal income ($) ^c
<12000, n (%)	14 (29)	29 (37)	27 (28)	36 (37)
12000 – 29999, n (%)	13 (27)	13 (16)	18 (18)	21 (22)
30000 – 49999, n (%)	10 (20)	19 (24)	34 (35)	29 (30)
≥50000, n (%)	12 (24)	18 (23)	19 (19)	11 (11)

^aGeneral linear model was applied to compare means according to gender and FHO.
^bMissing value for two men and nine women.
^cPersonal income is expressed as Canadian dollar and was not available for one man and two women.
* Significantly different from the FHO+ group (P < 0.05).
*** Significantly different from the FHO+ group (P < 0.001).

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