Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants according to their MIND diet score and DM status.

From: Association Between MIND Diet Adherence and Mortality: Insights from Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Cohorts

Characteristics

Total (N = 6887)

MIND diet score -H/non-DM (N = 2601)

MIND diet score -L/non-DM (N = 3265)

MIND diet score -H/DM (N = 440)

MIND diet score -L/DM (N = 581)

P-value

Age (years)

47.13 ± 0.45

48.25 ± 0.59

43.31 ± 0.42

61.29 ± 0.83

59.00 ± 1.05

< 0.0001

Sex, n (%)

     

< 0.0001

Male

3181(46.19)

1046(38.25)

1626(50.80)

208(46.37)

301(50.80)

 

Female

3706(53.81)

1555(61.75)

1639(49.20)

232(53.63)

280(49.20)

 

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

     

< 0.0001

Non-Hispanic White

3809(55.31)

1515(75.62)

1831(71.90)

221(74.80)

242(59.40)

 

Non-Hispanic Black

1333(19.36)

410(8.36)

672(12.74)

76(11.24)

175(20.92)

 

Mexican American

1272(18.47)

482(8.16)

542(7.64)

119(8.48)

129(8.53)

 

Others

473(6.87)

194(7.86)

220(7.72)

24(5.47)

35(11.15)

 

Education level, n (%)

     

< 0.0001

Less than high school

1831(26.59)

537(11.47)

911(18.25)

151(20.97)

232(29.41)

 

High school or equivalent

1730(25.12)

539(20.66)

920(30.85)

112(28.37)

159(30.71)

 

College or above

3326(48.29)

1525(67.86)

1434(50.90)

177(50.66)

190(39.88)

 

Family income to poverty ratio, n (%)

     

< 0.0001

< 1

1077(15.64)

330(8.67)

556(12.80)

68(10.12)

123(15.17)

 

≥ 1 & < 3

2781(40.38)

956(30.71)

1357(36.30)

189(38.48)

279(46.35)

 

≥ 3

2715(39.42)

1204(57.09)

1203(46.57)

159(47.75)

149(32.52)

 

Unknown

314(4.56)

111(3.53)

149(4.33)

24(3.65)

30(5.95)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

     

< 0.0001

Never

3526(51.2)

1426(54.16)

1616(46.92)

213(51.98)

271(44.81)

 

Former

1920(27.88)

782(29.56)

764(21.48)

175(37.60)

199(31.21)

 

Current

1441(20.92)

393(16.28)

885(31.60)

52(10.42)

111(23.97)

 

BMI (kg/m2), n (%)

     

< 0.0001

< 25.0

2082(30.71)

883(36.60)

1055(36.15)

58(10.38)

86(13.67)

 

25.0–29.9

2356(34.75)

927(35.25)

1114(32.14)

155(31.49)

160(27.51)

 

≥ 30.0

2341(34.53)

757(28.15)

1053(31.70)

214(58.13)

317(58.81)

 

Physical activity, n (%)

     

< 0.0001

Sedentary

1774(25.76)

518(13.65)

877(20.22)

142(26.50)

237(35.64)

 

Insufficient

2621(38.06)

1011(41.59)

1275(42.24)

156(39.90)

179(36.19)

 

Moderate

1129(16.39)

469(19.62)

515(17.05)

69(14.22)

76(14.22)

 

High

1363(19.79)

603(25.14)

598(20.49)

73(19.38)

89(13.95)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

2984(43.33)

972(33.85)

1245(33.44)

325(74.86)

442(75.34)

< 0.0001

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

4954(71.93)

1812(68.01)

2259(67.70)

367(86.12)

516(89.31)

< 0.0001

Heart failure

264(3.83)

52(1.41)

96(2.00)

46(10.06)

70(9.92)

< 0.0001

Ischemic heart disease

498(7.24)

145(4.04)

193(4.58)

64(13.88)

96(15.78)

< 0.0001

Myocardial infarction

361(5.24)

103(3.04)

135(3.17)

47(8.65)

76(12.97)

< 0.0001

TC (mg/dL)

200.23 ± 0.70

202.96 ± 1.41

198.56 ± 0.80

195.99 ± 3.28

198.94 ± 2.53

0.05

TG (mg/dL)

142.74 ± 2.53

131.79 ± 3.96

141.15 ± 3.68

186.56 ± 12.54

181.56 ± 7.43

< 0.0001

LDL-C (mg/dL)

115.77 ± 0.84

117.06 ± 1.45

115.88 ± 1.42

106.44 ± 2.70

115.34 ± 2.87

0.01

HbA1C (%)

5.47 ± 0.02

5.28 ± 0.01

5.27 ± 0.01

6.87 ± 0.10

7.11 ± 0.11

< 0.0001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

5.65 ± 0.04

5.28 ± 0.03

5.29 ± 0.02

8.37 ± 0.21

8.11 ± 0.23

< 0.0001

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

93.13 ± 0.66

92.21 ± 0.83

96.55 ± 0.62

80.17 ± 1.29

82.12 ± 1.38

< 0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

97.53 ± 0.45

95.12 ± 0.60

96.76 ± 0.46

110.20 ± 1.19

110.26 ± 1.27

< 0.0001

Energy intake (Kcal)

2117.02 ± 15.62

2086.27 ± 22.12

2196.58 ± 18.81

1889.66 ± 51.62

1862.77 ± 43.56

< 0.0001

DAPT

8(0.12)

2(0.02)

2(0.04)

2(0.17)

2(0.47)

< 0.0001

Statin therapy

1073(15.59)

322(10.19)

353(9.66)

175(45.09)

223(41.06)

< 0.0001

  1. Data are presented as weighted means ± SEs for continuous variables and unweighted numbers (weighted percentages) for categorical variables.
  2. Low MIND score, the MIND score ≤ 8; High MIND score, the MIND score > 8.
  3. MIND diet Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet, DM Diabetes mellitus, BMI Body mass index, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin, type A1C; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, DAPT Dual antiplatelet therapy.