Table 1 General characteristics of study participants across quartiles of energy-adjusted dietary TAC

TAC

 < 6926.7

6926.7- 8234.6

8234.7- 9784.9

 > 9784.9

Age (Year)

14.3 ± 1.5

14.4 ± 1.4

14.6 ± 1.5

14.6 ± 1.5

0.27

Physical activity (MET. h/week)

45.1 ± 3.44

45.4 ± 3.6

45.3 ± 3.4

45.4 ± 3.1

0.86

Weight (Kg)

52.4 ± 11.3

53.07 ± 11.47

53.3 ± 11.47

52.1 ± 12.83

0.75

Waist circumference (cm)

70.6 ± 8.92

70.5 ± 8.94

70.3 ± 8.8

70.3 ± 9.6

0.99

BMI (kg/m²)

21.6 ± 4.8

20.9 ± 3.8

20.9 ± 3.8

21.2 ± 4.2

0.28

Depression score

12.1 ± 9.4

11.3 ± 9.4

11.1 ± 9.7

9.05 ± 8.1

0.01

Waist to hip ratio

0.76 ± .05

0.76 ± .057

0.76 ± .056

0.77 ± .076

0.43

BMI percentiles (%)

  < 5

6.98%

6.55%

7.06%

4.30%

0.56

 May-85

76.30%

81.90%

81.50%

77.70%

 85–95

11.29%

8.19%

9.28%

13.50%

  ≥ 95

5.37%

3.27%

2.10%

4.30%

Passive smoker (%)

20.50%

27.20%

23.30%

21.60%

0.26

Menstruation (%)

94.1

89.8

89.8

86.7

0.32

Parent death (%)

4.20%

2.60%

3.70%

4.70%

0.79

Parent divorce (%)

4.20%

3.70%

7.40%

3.70%

0.43

Educational level of father

 Illiterate

31.3

31.9

30.3

35.1

0.91

 Primary

56.3

55.8

55.8

54.7

 Academic and advanced academic education

9.04

10.1

11.7

6.9

Educational level of mother

 Illiterate

44.60%

42.50%

41.40%

42.50%

0.99

 Primary

47.80%

47.80%

50.50%

48.90%

 Academic and advanced academic education

5.30%

6.90%

6.30%

6.30%