Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) are associated with body fat mass and systemic inflammation, but not with dietary yeast consumption: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographical and clinical data for the study population ^a

	All patients, n = 140 ^b
Age, years	43.1 (8.7)
Gender (male/female)	31 (22%)/109 (78%)
Ethnic Nordic background	138 (99%)
Height, cm	169 (149–197)
Weight, kg	120 (90–192)
BMI, kg/m²	41.6 (35–55)
Body fat, percentage of body weight	46.8 (31–51)
Body fat mass, kg	54.1 (39–81)
Smoking (never/former/current)	55 (39%)/60 (43%)/25 (18%)
Previous or present co-morbidity
Diabetes mellitus	26 (19%)
Polycystic ovary syndrome	7 (6.4%)
Hypertension	46 (33%)
Angina pectoris	1 (0.7%)
Myocardial infarction	2 (1.4%)
Stroke	3 (2.1%)
Fibromyalgia	25 (18%)
Hypothyroidism	18 (13%)
Hyperthyroidism	1 (0.7%)
Gallstones	21 (15%)
Irritable bowel syndrome (Rome III)	35 (26%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3 (2.1%)
Asthma	34 (24%)
Hay fever	19 (14%)
Osteoporosis	0 (0%)
Asked for help for psychological problems	28 (20%)
Mental distress (HSCL-10 score > 1.85)	34 (24%)

^aData are expressed as mean (SD), median (min-max) and n (%)
^bAll data are based on n = 140 with the following exceptions: 1) Irritable bowel syndrome: n = 135. 2) Polycystic ovary syndrome; n = 109 (females only)

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