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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Association between multiple sclerosis and dietary patterns based on the traditional concept of food nature: a case-control study in Iran

 

Control

n = 177

Case

n = 60

P-value

 

(n %)

(n %)

 

Gender

  

0.21

 Female

134 (75.7)

50 (82.0)

 

 Male

43 (24.3)

11 (18.0)

 

Marital status

  

0.27

 Single

39 (22)

19 (31.1)

 

 Married

136 (76.8)

42 (68.9)

 

 Divorced

2 (1.1)

 

Smoking

  

0.02

 Yes

34 (19.2)

7 (13.2)

 

 No

143 (80.8)

53 (86.8)

 

PersonalMizaj(Hot or Cold)

  

0.19

 Hot

44 (24.9)

15 (24.6)

 

 Balanced

90 (50.8)

26 (42.6)

 

 Cold

43 (24.3)

20 (32.8)

 

PersonalMizaj(Wet or Dry)

  

0.92

 Dry

69 (39.0)

23 (37.7)

 

 Balanced

52 (29.4)

17 (27.9)

 

 Wet

56 (31.6)

21 (34.4)

 
 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Age (years)

44.9 ± 17.3

33.6 ± 10.8

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.2 ± 4.3

25.1 ± 4.2

0.15

Energy intake (kcal)

2569.4 ± 744.5

2438.3 ± 640.2

0.22

Carbohydrate intake (gr)

417.1 ± 130.9

405.3 ± 110.0

0.52

Fat intake (gr)

67.6 ± 31.0

63.5 ± 21.7

0.34

Protein intake (gr)

88.3 ± 31.6

81.6 ± 25.5

0.13