Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMed) score quintiles for participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
Quintiles of aMed score: aMed score range (n participants) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristic | Quintile 1: 0–2 (n = 2,340) | Quintile 2: 3–4 (n = 4,573) | Quintile 3: 5 (n = 2,152) | Quintile 4: 6 (n = 1,589) | Quintile 5: 7–9 (n = 1,247) |
Age (years) | 53 ± 5.6 | 54 ± 5.7 | 54 ± 5.6 | 54 ± 5.8 | 54 ± 5.6 |
Female | 1,365 (56%) | 2,558 (56%) | 1,226 (57%) | 928 (58%) | 678 (54%) |
White | 1,872 (77%) | 3,407 (75%) | 1,566 (73%) | 1,206 (76%) | 955 (76%) |
Education | |||||
Less than high school | 637 (26%) | 1,094 (24%) | 417 (19%) | 236 (15%) | 163 (13%) |
High school or equivalent | 1,079 (43%) | 1,888 (41%) | 896 (42%) | 619 (39%) | 468 (38%) |
More than high school | 714 (29%) | 1,591 (35%) | 839 (39%) | 734 (46%) | 616 (49%) |
Smoking status | |||||
Current | 774 (32%) | 1,294 (28%) | 495 (23%) | 299 (19%) | 237 (19%) |
Former | 700 (29%) | 1,372 (30%) | 700 (32%) | 562 (36%) | 446 (36%) |
Never | 955 (39%) | 1,906 (42%) | 957 (45%) | 724 (46%) | 564 (45%) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.5 ± 5.4 | 27.3 ± 5.1 | 27.6 ± 5.2 | 27.2 ± 5.0 | 26.7 ± 4.7 |
BMI categories | |||||
Normal (18.5 to <25) | 839 (35%) | 1,563 (34%) | 703 (33%) | 560 (35%) | 482 (39%) |
Overweight (25 to <30) | 940 (37%) | 1,829 (40%) | 875 (41%) | 655 (41%) | 491 (39%) |
Obese (≥30) | 632 (26%) | 1,126 (25%) | 558 (26%) | 359 (23%) | 262 (21%) |
Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 ± 0.55 | 5.5 ± 0.52 | 5.5 ± 0.53 | 5.4 ± 0.52 | 5.4 ± 0.50 |
Hypertensivea | 690 (29%) | 1,413 (31%) | 706 (33%) | 479 (30%) | 349 (28%) |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.5 ± 0.99 | 3.5 ± 1.01 | 3.6 ± 1.04 | 3.5 ± 1.02 | 3.5 ± 0.99 |
Physical activity scoreb | 2.3 ± 0.74 | 2.4 ± 0.77 | 2.5 ± 0.79 | 2.6 ± 0.81 | 2.7 ± 0.85 |
