Table 4. Relationship between dietary habits, physical activity, and clinical parameters.
Variables Body mass index
(kg/m2)
Waist circumference (cm) Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) Postprandial blood sugar (mg/dL) Fasting insulin (mIU/L) Insulin PP 120 (mIU/L)
Calorie intake (Kilocalorie per day)
Correlation coefficient 0.023 -0.074 0.012 -0.111 0.006 -0.009 0.199 0.163
p-value 0.826 0.488 0.909 0.296 0.954 0.930 0.061 0.128
Fat intake (gm/day)
Correlation coefficient -0.110 -0.145 0.050 0.025 0.054 -0.062 0.222 0.218
p-value 0.300 0.174 0.636 0.811 0.615 0.562 0.037 0.040
Protein intake (gm/day)
Correlation coefficient -0.018 -0.067 -0.109 0.019 0.161 0.148 0.246 0.139
p-value 0.867 0.531 0.306 0.861 0.128 0.164 0.021 0.194
Carbohydrate intake (gm/day)
Correlation coefficient 0.048 -0.084 -0.020 0.237 -0.067 -0.044 0.109 0.091
p-value 0.655 0.430 0.854 0.024 0.529 0.682 0.311 0.396
Fibre intake (gm/day)
Correlation coefficient 0.058 -0.033 0.095 -0.174 -0.027 -0.171 -0.052 -0.024
p-value 0.585 0.755 0.373 0.101 0.799 0.106 0.629 0.821
Added sugar
Correlation coefficient -0.002 -0.004 -0.082 -0.095 0.148 0.126 0.376 0.261
p-value 0.988 0.967 0.442 0.373 0.165 0.238 0.0003 0.014
Physical activity (hours/day)
Correlation coefficient 0.063 0.012 0.171 0.133 0.078 0.072 -0.042 -0.116
p-value 0.557 0.909 0.106 0.211 0.464 0.499 0.695 0.277
Sitting time (hours)
Correlation coefficient 0.162 0.044 0.010 0.045 -0.188 -0.103 0.033 0.010
p-value 0.126 0.679 0.928 0.670 0.076 0.332 0.760 0.925
Sleeping time (hours)
Correlation coefficient -0.050 -0.061 0.101 0.007 0.088 0.048 0.094 0.183
p-value 0.640 0.567 0.344 0.949 0.410 0.651 0.379 0.087
Screen time (hours)
Correlation coefficient 0.029 0.001 0.161 0.018 -0.132 -0.020 0.111 0.037
p-value 0.788 0.995 0.129 0.865 0.216 0.849 0.301 0.727

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.