TABLE 2.
Characteristics of 5089 men and women from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) according to the 1st, 3rd, and 5th quintiles (Q) of dietary pattern score for 4 empirically derived dietary patterns1
| Factor 1: fats and processed meats2 | Factor 2: vegetables and fish3 | Factor 3: beans, tomatoes, and refined grains4 | Factor 4: whole grains and fruit5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (n = 1017) |
Q3 (n = 1018) |
Q5 (n = 1018) |
Q1 (n = 1017) |
Q3 (n = 1018) |
Q5 (n = 1018) |
Q1 (n = 1017) |
Q3 (n = 1018) |
Q5 (n = 1018) |
Q1 (n = 1017) |
Q3 (n = 1018) |
Q5 (n = 1018) |
|
| Dietary pattern score | − 1.08 ± 0.276 | −0.20 ± 0.13 | 1.55 ± 0.88 | − 0.99 ± 0.22 | − 0.23 ± 0.11 | 1.54 ± 1.05 | − 0.88 ± 0.21 | − 0.26 ± 0.09 | 1.53 ± 1.20 | − 1.23 ± 0.34 | − 0.11 ± 0.13 | 1.49 ± 0.76 |
| White (%) | 24.7 | 46.8 | 51.1 | 53.0 | 48.5 | 22.0 | 39.2 | 51.0 | 30.1 | 15.5 | 42.9 | 64.5 |
| Chinese (%) | 31.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 43.5 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 33.7 | 7.3 | 3.1 |
| Black (%) | 13.6 | 25.5 | 35.5 | 16.6 | 27.9 | 23.1 | 39.0 | 23.2 | 12.1 | 21.3 | 26.5 | 21.4 |
| Hispanic (%) | 30.7 | 20.2 | 12.1 | 30.3 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 55.6 | 29.4 | 23.3 | 10.9 |
| Age (y) | 63.6 ± 0.3 | 61.6 ± 0.3 | 59.5 ± 0.3 | 61.8 ± 0.3 | 61.7 ± 0.3 | 61.0 ± 0.3 | 63.9 ±0.3 | 61.7 ± 0.3 | 59.1 ± 0.3 | 59.0 ± 0.3 | 61.5 ± 0.3 | 63.8 ± 0.3 |
| Female (%) | 63.1 | 54.1 | 41.2 | 47.8 | 53.3 | 55.9 | 57.1 | 54.9 | 48.9 | 40.0 | 55.1 | 57.8 |
| High school degree (%) | 72.6 | 85.0 | 90.7 | 84.0 | 86.1 | 83.4 | 88.1 | 87.9 | 69.8 | 72.0 | 84.6 | 91.4 |
| Supplement users (%) | 66.6 | 60.8 | 48.6 | 53.1 | 60.5 | 62.4 | 61.2 | 60.6 | 51.0 | 44.8 | 57.8 | 70.1 |
| Current smokers (%) | 5.9 | 15.2 | 25.8 | 22.0 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 11.1 |
| Smoking pack-years | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 9.9 ± 0.7 | 18.1 ± 0.7 | 15.3 ± 0.7 | 11.7 ± 0.7 | 7.7 ± 0.7 | 12.9 ± 0.7 | 11.1 ± 0.7 | 10.4 ± 0.7 | 10.7 ± 0.7 | 11.7 ± 0.7 | 10.9 ± 0.7 |
| Active leisure (MET-h/wk) | 41.2 ±1.6 | 40.8 ± 1.6 | 42.0 ±1.6 | 38.4 ±1.6 | 41.8 ± 1.6 | 42.8 ± 1.6 | 43.7 ± 1.6 | 40.6 ±1.6 | 38.1 ± 1.6 | 32.7 ± 1.6 | 39.6 ± 1.6 | 50.3 ±1.6 |
| Inactive leisure (MET-h/wk) | 24.4 ± 0.6 | 28.3 ± 0.6 | 31.5 ± 0.6 | 27.7 ± 0.6 | 28.2 ± 0.6 | 27.6 ±0.6 | 29.3 ±0.6 | 27.7 ± 0.6 | 25.3 ± 0.6 | 25.7 ± 0.6 | 26.2 ± 0.6 | 29.4 ± 0.6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 0.2 | 28.1 ± 0.2 | 29.5 ± 0.2 | 28.0 ± 0.2 | 28.2 ± 0.2 | 26.6 ± 0.2 | 27.3 ±0.2 | 27.5 ± 0.2 | 28.8 ± 0.2 | 27.4 ± 0.2 | 28.1 ± 0.2 | 27.6 ± 0.2 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 92.3 ± 04 | 97.1 ± 04 | 101.8 ± 04 | 98.1 ± 04 | 97.3 ± 04 | 93.1 ± 04 | 95.2 ± 0.4 | 95.9 ± 0.4 | 99.5 ± 0.4 | 95.4 ± 0.4 | 97.1 ± 0.4 | 96.5 ± 0.4 |
Tests for trend were based on general linear regression with dietary pattern score (continuous) as the independent variable. MET-h/wk, metabolic equivalents in hours per week (energy needed per kilogram of body weight per hour of activity divided by the energy needed per kilogram of body weight per hour at rest). By design, the x̄ ± SD values for each dietary pattern and factor are 0.0 and 1.0, respectively.
P for trend significant (P < 0.05) for all variables listed across this dietary pattern, except for active leisure (MET-h/wk).
P for trend significant (P < 0.05) for all variables listed across this dietary pattern, except for high school degree.
P for trend significant (P < 0.05) for all variables listed across this dietary pattern.
P for trend significant (P < 0.05) for all variables listed across this dietary pattern, except for black, smoking pack-years, BMI, and waist circumference.
x̄ ± SD (all such values).