Research Article
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha −308 G>A Polymorphism, Adherence to Mediterranean Diet, and Risk of Overweight/Obesity in Young Women
Table 1
Characteristics of study participants (
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| | | (%) |
| | Education (years of schooling) | | | 8 (low) | 202 (53.3) | | 13 (medium) | 126 (33.2) | | 13 (high) | 51 (13.5) | | Employment status | | | Employed | 120 (31.9) | | Unemployed | 33 (8.8) | | Student | 46 (12.2) | | Housewife | 177 (47.1) | | BMI | | | Underweight | 33 (8.7) | | Normal weight | 223 (58.7) | | Overweight | 78 (20.5) | | Obese | 46 (12.1) | | Smoking | | | Current smokers | 90 (23.7) | | Nonsmokers | 244 (64.4) | | Former smokers | 45 (11.9) | | Pregnancy status (yes) | 203 (53.4) | | MDS | | | 0–3 (25th percentile) | 140 (36.8) | | 4–6 (25th percentile–90th percentile) | 209 (55.0) | | 7–9 (90th percentile) | 31 (8.2) | | TNFA
−308 G>A genotypes | | | GG | 306 (80.5) | | GA | 69 (18.2) | | AA | 5 (1.3) |
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BMI: body mass index; MDS: Mediterranean diet score.
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