Table 3.
Characteristics according to dietary patterns.
| Variables | “Tsamba-red meat-tuber” pattern | “Rice-vegetable-fruit” pattern | “Dairy products” pattern | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (n = 316) | Q4 (n = 315) | P value | Q1 (n = 315) | Q4 (n = 315) | P value | Q1 (n = 315) | Q4 (n = 315) | P value | |
| Age, yrs | 46.36 + 14.06 | 45.10 + 14.56 | 0.27 | 46.39 ± 14.76 | 45.75 ± 14.05 | 0.576 | 46.19 ± 15.18 | 46.95 ± 12.79 | 0.5 |
| Male, n (%) | 116 (36.7) | 126 (40) | 0.414 | 120 (38.1) | 123 (39) | 0.87 | 120 (38.1) | 113 (35.9) | 0.621 |
| Living area, n (%) | |||||||||
| Urban area | 132 (41.8) | 72 (22.9) | 0.001* | 89 (28.3) | 123 (39) | 0.001* | 86 (27.3) | 116 (36.8) | 0.001* |
| Farming area | 106 (33.5) | 139 (44.1) | 107 (34) | 116 (36.8) | 144 (45.7) | 88 (27.9) | |||
| Pastoral area | 78 (24.7) | 104 (33.0) | 119 (37.8) | 76 (24.1) | 85 (27) | 111 (35.2) | |||
| Education, n (%) | |||||||||
| No school | 168 (53.2) | 197 (62.5) | 0.001* | 174 (55.2) | 179 (56.8) | 0.001* | 190 (60.3) | 180 (57.1) | 0.064 |
| Primary school | 67 (21.2) | 75 (23.8) | 73 (23.2) | 72 (22.9) | 67 (21.3) | 60 (19) | |||
| Middle school | 31 (9.8) | 27 (8.6) | 47 (14.9) | 21 (6.7) | 40 (12.7) | 38 (12.1) | |||
| >middle school | 50 (15.8) | 16 (5.1) | 21 (6.7) | 43 (13.7) | 18 (5.7) | 37 (11.7) | |||
| Physical activity, n (%) | |||||||||
| Level 1 | 63 (19.9) | 78 (24.8) | 0.453 | 81 (25.7) | 69 (21.9) | 0.6 | 85 (27) | 54 (17.1) | 0.011* |
| Level 2 | 84 (26.6) | 72 (22.9) | 80 (25.4) | 78 (24.8) | 74 (23.5) | 68 (21.6) | |||
| Level 3 | 77 (24.4) | 73 (23.2) | 67 (21.3) | 78 (24.8) | 68 (21.6) | 84 (26.7) | |||
| Level 4 | 92 (29.1) | 92 (29.2) | 87 (27.6) | 90 (28.6) | 88 (27.9) | 109 (34.6) | |||
| Current smoking, n (%) | 12 (3.8) | 5 (1.6) | 0.138 | 9 (2.9) | 10 (3.2) | 1 | 14 (4.4) | 4 (1.3) | 0.029* |
| Current drinking, n (%) | 12 (3.8) | 7 (2.2) | 0.352 | 11 (3.5) | 13 (4.1) | 0.836 | 20 (6.3) | 3 (1) | 0.001* |
Q1, 1st quartile; Q4, 4th quartile; A P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant; *P < 0.05; #P < 0.001.