Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants
Variable | Oatmeal (n = 14) | Control (n = 14) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 45.7 ± 2.5 | 49.4 ± 2.6 | 0.32 |
Gender (men/women) | 7/7 | 6/8 | 1.00a |
Occupation (medical/office worker/others) | 10/2/2 | 6/6/2 | – |
Body weight (kg) | 64.8 ± 2.2 | 64.4 ± 2.9 | 0.93 |
Waistline (cm) | 83.3 ± 1.6 | 82.3 ± 1.7 | 0.68 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 96.3 ± 1.4 | 94.8 ± 1.3 | 0.46 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122.3 ± 3.4 | 119.2 ± 3.2 | 0.51 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 72.0 ± 2.2 | 71.5 ± 2.9 | 0.57b |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 0.6 | 23.6 ± 0.7 | 0.92 |
WHR | 0.87 ± 0.01 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.85 |
TC (mmol/L) | 6.03 ± 0.08 | 5.79 ± 0.09 | 0.06 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.44 ± 0.13 | 1.08 ± 0.07 | 0.02 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.64 ± 0.12 | 3.40 ± 0.13 | 0.17 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.68 ± 0.07 | 1.69 ± 0.07 | 0.92 |
non-HDL-C (mmol/L) | 4.35 ± 0.11 | 4.11 ± 0.10 | 0.11 |
sdLDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.06 ± 0.12 | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 0.02 |
apoB (mmol/L) | 1.16 ± 0.04 | 1.07 ± 0.03 | 0.09 |
Energy (kcal/day) | 1414.1 ± 80.1 | 1425.7 ± 110.4 | 0.84b |
Carbohydrate (g/day) | 146.5 ± 11.0 | 156.4 ± 16.9 | 0.98b |
Fat (g/day) | 64.8 ± 3.5 | 61.1 ± 2.9 | 0.48b |
Protein (g/day) | 61.2 ± 5.0 | 62.5 ± 5.9 | 0.84b |
Fiber (g/day) | 7.1 ± 1.4 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 0.47 |
Cholesterol (mg/day) | 259.3 ± 31.6 | 306.8 ± 42.8 | 0.38 |
Every-week working day (day/week) | 5.18 ± 0.10 | 3.86 ± 0.58 | 0.10b |
Every-day working time (h/day) | 8.86 ± 0.41 | 6.14 ± 0.94 | 0.01b |
Sitting time (h/day) | 7.54 ± 0.73 | 6.46 ± 0.64 | 0.28 |
Commuting time (min/day) | 74.6 ± 10.5 | 91.4 ± 17.4 | 0.70b |
Weekly frequency of medium intensity exercise | 0.17 ± 0.10 | 0.24 ± 0.08 | 0.35b |
Weekly frequency of heavy intensity exercise | 0.06 ± 0.03 | 0.11 ± 0.05 | 0.64b |
House working time (min/day) | 36.9 ± 13.6 | 66.8 ± 17.0 | 0.09b |
Sleeping time (h/day) | 6.64 ± 0.18 | 6.79 ± 0.25 | 0.80b |