Effects and mechanisms of nutritional interventions on extradigestive complications in obese patients

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the control and intervention groups (mean ± SE)

Variant	Control group (n = 110)	Intervention group (n = 110)	P value
Age (yr)	28-63 (51.2 ± 1.3)	36-68 (52.4 ± 1.0)	0.488
Sex [cases (%)]
Males	25 (22.73)	27 (24.55)	0.605
Females	85 (77.27)	83 (75.45)
Weight (kg)	67.7 ± 1.7	69.2 ± 1.6	0.526
Height (cm)	170.7 ± 1.4	172.4 ± 1.3	0.385
BMI (kg/m2)	25.1 ± 0.4	25.1 ± 0.4	0.959
SBP (mmHg)	141.4 ± 1.4	141.9 ± 1.4	0.788
DBP (mmHg)	89.7 ± 1.5	89.5 ± 1.7	0.913
MDA (nmol/L)	4.24 ± 1.7	4.74 ± 1.5	0.196
GSH (μmol/L)	7.95 ± 3.2	6.93 ± 3.4	0.251
SOD (U/mL)	74.21 ± 12.3	67.66 ± 13.4	0.051
Heart rate (time/min)	78.1 ± 1.6	78.9 ± 1.3	0.693
1Educational level	3:16:16	4:18:14	0.827
2Monthly household income	8:14:13	6:15:15	0.799

¹University/undergraduate and above: High school/junior high school: primary school and below.

²$20,000 and above: $10,000 to $20,000:$10,000 and below. BMI: Body mass index; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; MDA: Mobile device assistant; GSH: Glutathione; SOD: Superoxide dismutase.