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Table 1 Demographic and lifestyle characteristics of study population

From: Association between body mass index and Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio in an adult Ukrainian population

Variable

BMI category

<18.5

18.5–24.9

25–29.9

≥30

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age:

 20–39

7 (22.6)

18 (58.1)

3 (9.7)

3 (9.7)

 40–59

-

6 (40.0)

7 (46.7)

2 (13.3)

  > 60

-

3 (20.0)

6 (40.0)

6 (40.0)

Gender:

 Male

2 (13.3)

7 (46.7)

2 (13.3)

4 (26.7)

 Female

5 (10.9)

20 (43.5)

14 (30.4)

7 (15.2)

Tobacco smoking:

 Never smoker

5 (21.7)

9 (39.1)

8 (34.8)

1 (4.3)

  < 30 pack- years

2 (6.7)

15 (50.0)

6 (20.0)

7 (23.3)

  ≥ 30 pack- years

-

3 (37.5)

2 (25.0)

3 (37.5)

Physical activity:

 Sedentary (PAL 1.0–1.39)

1 (14.3)

2 (28.6)

2 (28.6)

2 (28.6)

 Low active (PAL 1.4–1.59)

1 (9.1)

2 (18.2)

3 (27.3)

5 (45.5)

 Active (PAL 1.6–1.89)

4 (12.5)

18 (56.3)

8 (25.0)

2 (6.3)

 Very active (PAL 1.9–2.5)

1 (9.1)

5 (45.5)

3 (27.3)

2 (18.2)

Total

7 (11.5)

27 (44.3)

16 (26.2)

11 (18.0)

  1. PAL physical activity level (a ratio of total energy expenditure to basal energy expenditure [33])