TABLE 3.
Sample characteristics by highest (Q5) and lowest (Q1) quintiles of dietary patterns in 1167 Boston Puerto Rican adults1
| Selected characteristics | Factor 1: Meat, processed meat, and French fries |
Factor 2: Rice, beans, and oils (traditional pattern) |
Factor 3: Sweets, sugared beverages, and dairy desserts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1, n = 2332 | Q5, n = 2332 | Q1, n = 2332 | Q5, n = 2312 | Q1, n = 2312 | Q5, n = 2352 | |
| Age, y | 60.8 ± 0.5 | 54.6 ± 0.5*** | 56.9 ± 0.5 | 58.9 ± 0.5** | 58.8 ± 0.5 | 56.9 ± 0.5** |
| Waist circumference, cm | 99.4 ± 1.0 | 102.0 ± 1.0 | 102.5 ± 1.0 | 101.8 ± 1.0 | 104.7 ± 1.0 | 99.9 ± 1.0*** |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.5 ± 0.5 | 30.9 ± 0.4 | 31.5 ± 0.4 | 31.3 ± 0.5 | 32.9 ± 0.5 | 30.1 ± 0.4*** |
| Acculturation score, % | 25.7 ± 1.5 | 24.6 ± 1.4 | 32.1 ± 1.4 | 19. 2 ± 1.4*** | 25.1 ± 1.4 | 24.1 ± 1.4 |
| Physical activity score | 32.3 ± 0.3 | 30.8 ± 0.3** | 31.6 ± 0.3 | 31.6 ± 0.3 | 31.5 ± 0.3 | 31.7 ± 0.3 |
| Female, % | 89.3 | 53.2*** | 67.8 | 75.3 | 74.9 | 76.2 |
| Less than 8th grade education level, % | 53.7 | 41.6 | 40.8 | 59.4** | 48.1 | 52.3 |
| Below poverty, % | 60.7 | 52.6 | 53.9 | 65.9 | 58.1 | 57.9 |
| Smoking status, % | ||||||
| Never | 59.3 | 33.8*** | 44.0 | 47.8 | 43.5 | 40.8*** |
| Past | 31.6 | 29.0 | 30.2 | 28.3 | 40.4 | 29.2 |
| Current | 9.1 | 37.2 | 25.9 | 23.9 | 16.1 | 30.0 |
| Alcohol consumption, % | ||||||
| Never | 42.1 | 18.0*** | 19.5 | 40.9*** | 29.6 | 30.8 |
| Past | 27.0 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 25.7 | 34.4 | 34.6 |
| Current | 30.9 | 53.2 | 49.8 | 33.5 | 36.1 | 34.6 |
| Multivitamin use, % | 27.2 | 17.2** | 22.3 | 18.2* | 23.0 | 17.2 |
| Medication use, % | 76.3 | 60.1** | 64.0 | 72.3 | 78.3 | 59.1*** |
| Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, % | 66.5 | 62.1 | 61.6 | 74.5* | 68.5 | 64.9 |
| Prevalence of type 2 diabetes, % | 38.3 | 40.9 | 42.9 | 42.5 | 57.5 | 28.5*** |
1
Values are means ± SEM or %. Age- and sex-adjusted means ± SEM were calculated using ANOVA. Frequencies (%) were obtained for categorical variables and chi-square tests were used to detect significant difference. Asterisks indicate different from Q1: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001.
2
Note sample sizes for each analysis fluctuate around the reported value (∼n) due to missing data for some covariates