TABLE 2.
General characteristics of the participants in the study based on tertiles (T) of MIND.
| Variables | Total | Tertiles of MIND diet score | ||
|
T1 (score<6) |
T2 (score 6−7.5) |
T3 (score 7.5−12.5) |
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| Subjects, n | 1,328 | 531 | 422 | 375 |
| Age (years) | 46.16 ± 7.87 | 46.93 ± 7.99 | 45.85 ± 7.89 | 45.42 ± 7.58* |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 642 (48.40) | 243 (45.93) | 209 (49.66) | 190 (50.48)* |
| Female | 686 (51.60) | 288 (54.07) | 213 (50.34) | 185 (49.52)* |
| Residency, n (%) | ||||
| Urban | 791 (59.63) | 237 (44.73) | 264 (62.73) | 290 (77.25)* |
| Rural | 537 (40.37) | 294 (55.27) | 158 (37.27) | 85 (22.75)* |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Married | 1192 (89.74) | 471 (88.51) | 382 (90.71) | 339 (90.39)* |
| Single | 70 (5.27) | 33 (6.24) | 21 (4.86) | 16 (4.35)* |
| Divorced and other | 66 (4.99) | 27 (5.25) | 19 (4.43) | 20 (5.27)* |
| Socio-economic status, n (%) | ||||
| 1 (lowest) | 428 (32.29) | 233 (43.95) | 124 (29.41) | 71 (19.00)* |
| 2 | 437 (32.90) | 175 (32.90) | 149 (35.33) | 113 (30.22)* |
| 3 (highest) | 463 (34.81) | 123 (23.15) | 149 (35.33) | 191 (50.77)* |
| Physical activity (met h/day) | ||||
| Low | 392 (29.53) | 142 (26.70) | 129 (30.70) | 121 (32.22)* |
| Moderate | 637 (47.96) | 246 (46.44) | 203 (47.94) | 188 (50.14)* |
| High | 299 (22.51) | 143 (26.87) | 90 (21.37) | 66 (17.63)* |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 157 (11.86) | 74 (13.85) | 46 (10.88) | 37 (10.13)* |
| Alcohol use, n (%) | 61 (4.58) | 21 (3.95) | 20 (4.73) | 20 (5.31) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.19 ± 4.60 | 28.02 ± 4.43 | 27.13 ± 4.49 | 26.65 ± 4.71* |
| TG (mg/dl) | 133.08 ± 79.60 | 142.23 ± 86.57 | 133.97 ± 79.78 | 125.94 ± 73.43* |
| T-C, (mg/dl) | 184.89 ± 37.16 | 184.99 ± 35.66 | 185.21 ± 37.62 | 184.57 ± 36.61 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 101.74 ± 25.02 | 101.70 ± 23.81 | 101.83 ± 25.17 | 101.71 ± 25.72 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 46.63 ± 11.35 | 45.25 ± 10.98 | 46.68 ± 11.49 | 47.55 ± 11.40* |
Data are shown mean ± SD for continuous variables and n (%) categorical variables.
P-value was obtained one-way ANOVA and Chi-square test.
BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; T-C, total cholesterol.
*The association was statically significant.