Table 2 Characteristics of adiposity variables by gender and spicy food eating groups
| Â | BMI | BF% | WC | WHtR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females |
Frequency of spicy food eating | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
n | 179,462 | 255,094 | 179,365 | 254,997 | 179,462 | 255,094 | 179,462 | 255,094 |
Never | 23.6 (0.01) | 23.9 (0.01) | 22.2 (0.02) | 32.3 (0.02) | 82.2 (0.03) | 79.3 (0.03) | 0.498 (0.0002) | 0.514 (0.0002) |
1-2 d/wk | 23.8 (0.03) | 24.1 (0.03) | 22.6 (0.05) | 32.6 (0.05) | 83.1 (0.08) | 79.8 (0.07) | 0.502 (0.0005) | 0.517 (0.0004) |
3-5 d/wk | 23.9 (0.03) | 24.2 (0.03) | 22.6 (0.05) | 32.9 (0.06) | 83.2 (0.08) | 79.9 (0.07) | 0.503 (0.0005) | 0.518 (0.0005) |
Daily | 24.0 (0.02) | 24.4 (0.02) | 22.9 (0.03) | 33.3 (0.03) | 83.5 (0.05) | 80.4 (0.04) | 0.505 (0.0003) | 0.521 (0.0003) |
Strength of spicy food eating | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
n | 78,858 | 105,988 | 78,808 | 105,931 | 78,858 | 105,988 | 78,858 | 105,988 |
Weak | 23.4 (0.02) | 23.5 (0.02) | 22.0 (0.04) | 31.8 (0.04) | 81.8 (0.07) | 78.5 (0.05) | 0.497 (0.0004) | 0.511 (0.0003) |
Moderate | 23.5 (0.02) | 23.8 (0.02) | 22.2 (0.04) | 32.1 (0.03) | 82.2 (0.05) | 79.1 (0.05) | 0.500 (0.0003) | 0.515 (0.0003) |
Strong | 23.5 (0.02) | 24.0 (0.02) | 22.3 (0.04) | 32.6 (0.04) | 82.5 (0.06) | 79.7 (0.05) | 0.502 (0.0004) | 0.518 (0.0003) |
Years of eating spicy food-to-age ratio | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
n | 78,853 | 105,982 | 78,804 | 105,925 | 78,853 | 105,982 | 78,853 | 105,982 |
<50% | 23.4 (0.03) | 23.6 (0.03) | 22.0 (0.06) | 31.7 (0.06) | 81.9 (0.09) | 78.7 (0.08) | 0.498 (0.0005) | 0.512 (0.0005) |
> = 50% | 23.5 (0.02) | 23.8 (0.02) | 22.2 (0.04) | 32.2 (0.04) | 82.4 (0.06) | 79.2 (0.05) | 0.500 (0.0004) | 0.515 (0.0003) |
> = 80% | 23.5 (0.02) | 23.9 (0.02) | 22.3 (0.04) | 32.4 (0.04) | 82.3 (0.06) | 79.3 (0.05) | 0.500 (0.0004) | 0.517 (0.0003) |