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Table 1 General characteristics of study population across quintiles of total antioxidant capacity

From: The association between dietary total antioxidant capacity and hearing loss: results from the Tehran employees Cohort Study

Quintiles dietary total antioxidant capacity (mmol/d)

Variables

Q1

(n = 686)

(≤ 8.2)

Q2

(n = 688)

(8.2–9.15)

Q3

(n = 687)

(9.15–10.15)

Q4

(n = 689)

(10.15–11.7)

Q5

(n = 688)

(≥ 11.7)

P-value

Age (years)

40.71 ± 8.63

41.28 ± 8.86

41.63 ± 8.92

41.63 ± 8.92

41.54 ± 8.63

0.26

Physical Activity (MET-min/week)

547.02 ± 886.24

509.04 ± 840.63

438.26 ± 661.49

465.57 ± 652.21

509.08 ± 860.61

0.09

Married (%)

569 (82.8)

569 (82.7)

564 (82.0)

572 (83.1)

574 (83.7)

0.94

BMI (kg/m2)

26.68 ± 4.20

26.86 ± 5.59

26.75 ± 4.39

26.73 ± 5.13

26.57 ± 4.55

0.85

Educated (university graduated) (%)

497 (72.3)

505 (73.4)

487 (70.8)

488 (70.9)

497 (72.4)

0.79

Gender (women)

410 (59.7)

422 (61.3)

431 (62.6)

411 (59.7)

429 (62.4)

0.67

Social economic status (%)

0.94

Low

96 (14.0)

102 (14.8)

97 (14.1)

100 (14.5)

87 (12.7)

Middle

552 (80.3)

555 (80.7)

555 (80.7)

556 (80.8)

562 (81.5)

High

39 (5.7)

31 (4.5)

36 (5.2)

32 (4.7)

38 (5.5)

Smoker (%)

56 (8.2)

72 (10.5)

54 (7.8)

62 (9.0)

59 (8.6)

0.46

Hypertension (%)

95 (13.9)

122 (18.2)

106 (15.6)

103 (15.1)

107 (15.6)

0.29

Diabetes (%)

60 (9.2)

62 (9.4)

44(7.9)

56 (8.3)

51 (7.2)

0.37

Family History HL (%)

59 (8.6)

55 (8.3)

72 (10.5)

69 (10.4)

54 (8.4)

0.31

Ototoxic Medication use (%)

56 (8.1)

58 (8.4)

59 (9.1)

43 (6.3)

54 (8.5)

0.5

  1. Data are presented as Mean ± SD and count (percent)
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index
  3. *Obtained from the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Chi-square test, where appropriate