Table 2 Characteristics of participants by dietary patterns in 1991

From: Longitudinal study of dietary patterns and hypertension in adults: China Health and Nutrition Survey 1991–2018

 

Southern dietary pattern

Modern dietary pattern

Meat dietary pattern

 

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group4

p

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group4

p

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

p

N

1282

1282

1283

1282

 

1282

1282

1283

1282

 

1282

1282

1283

1282

 

Age (years), mean ± SD

39.8 ± 14.1

40.8 ± 14.6

40.1 ± 13.5

38.2 ± 12.1

< 0.0001

40.5 ± 14.0

40.1 ± 13.8

39.0 ± 13.4

39.2 ± 13.3

0.0206

38.9 ± 12.6

39.1 ± 13.3

40.4 ± 14.4

40.5 ± 14.2

0.0034

Female, %

55.3

60.9

53.3

43.8

< 0.0001

53.7

54.4

54.6

50.6

0.1379

51.2

53.5

56.6

52.0

0.3846

Senior high school and above, %

14.1

21.8

16.1

12.1

< 0.0001

9.4

11.1

17.2

26.4

< 0.0001

10.9

12.4

16.9

23.8

< 0.0001

Urban, %

28.9

45.9

33.4

17.2

< 0.0001

17.9

28.2

35.2

44.2

< 0.0001

17.9

21.4

35.4

50.9

< 0.0001

Current smoker, %

33.8

29.1

32.9

40.0

0.0002

33.0

33.5

32.0

37.3

0.0443

36.2

34.9

30.9

33.8

0.0581

Current alcohol drinker, %

36.8

34.6

38.9

42.3

0.0006

35.9

35.8

37.2

43.7

< 0.0001

40.4

38.5

36.1

37.5

0.0673

High individual income, %

27.3

42.0

35.4

28.4

< 0.0001

16.0

28.8

38.6

49.7

< 0.0001

25.3

26.6

33.2

48.0

< 0.0001

High physical activity, %

34.7

21.6

32.4

45.4

< 0.0001

48.4

37.3

27.9

20.4

< 0.0001

39.9

41.9

32.2

20.0

< 0.0001

Energy intake (kcal/day), mean ± SD

2437.8 ± 706.7

2156.1 ± 691.3

2348.2 ± 613.3

2705.4 ± 635.9

< 0.0001

2393.0 ± 675.0

2271.6 ± 699.5

2387.7 ± 630.5

2595.3 ± 719.4

< 0.0001

2670.4 ± 664.1

2463.6 ± 648.4

2228.3 ± 661.1

2285.4 ± 704.7

< 0.0001

Sodium intake (mg/day), mean ± SD

7356.0 ± 4209.7

6945.5 ± 3973.8

7098.5 ± 3762.0

7303.1 ± 3812.9

0.0310

6855.2 ± 3927.7

7193.5 ± 3843.0

7328.6 ± 3875.6

7325.7 ± 4116.6

0.0065

7709.2 ± 3937.1

7174.6 ± 3903.9

6817.7 ± 3888.0

7001.8 ± 4001.2

< 0.0001

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

22.2 ± 2.8

21.5 ± 2.6

21.2 ± 2.5

20.9 ± 2.2

< 0.0001

21.2 ± 2.5

21.3 ± 2.6

21.5 ± 2.6

21.8 ± 2.7

< 0.0001

21.4 ± 2.4

21.4 ± 2.6

21.5 ± 2.7

21.5 ± 2.7

0.4075

SBP (mm Hg)

111.9 ± 11.7

110.0 ± 11.9

108.8 ± 11.7

109.0 ± 11.5

< 0.0001

109.5 ± 11.8

109.3 ± 11.6

109.7 ± 11.5

111.1 ± 12.1

0.0006

110.2 ± 12.1

109.3 ± 11.5

109.9 ± 11.6

110.2 ± 11.9

0.1520

DBP (mm Hg)

72.8 ± 8.1

71.5 ± 8.2

70.9 ± 8.5

70.9 ± 8.2

< 0.0001

71.2 ± 8.3

71.0 ± 8.5

71.6 ± 8.1

72.4 ± 8.1

0.0003

71.6 ± 8.3

71.5 ± 8.3

71.5 ± 8.2

71.6 ± 8.4

0.9876

  1. ANOVA for continuous variables and χ2 for categorical variables