TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the study population for quartiles of the 2 dietary patterns in the North Texas Healthy Heart Study, 20081
| Dietary patterns | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P-value | |
| n | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | ||
| Age, y | Prudent | 56.1 ± 6.6 | 57.8 ± 8.6 | 57.8 ± 8.2 | 57.3 ± 8.3 | 0.76 |
| Western | 56.1 ± 7.4 | 56.6 ± 7.9 | 57.5 ± 7.1 | 58.6 ± 9.2 | 0.54 | |
| Male, n (%) | Prudent | 13 (22.8) | 17 (29.8) | 15 (26.3) | 12 (21.1) | 0.60 |
| Western | 10 (17.5) | 12 (21.1) | 16 (28.1) | 19 (33.3) | 0.16 | |
| Hispanic, n (%) | Prudent | 10 (18.9) | 14 (26.4) | 17 (32.1) | 12 (22.6) | 0.34 |
| Western | 18 (34.0) | 17 (32.1) | 10 (18.9) | 8 (15.1) | 0.02 | |
| Some college/college graduate, n (%) | Prudent | 26 (26.5) | 25 (25.5) | 17 (17.4) | 30 (30.6) | 0.03 |
| Western | 17 (17.4) | 20 (20.4) | 31 (31.6) | 30 (30.6) | <0.001 | |
| BMI,1kg/m2 | Prudent | 31.5 ± 6.3 | 31.1 ± 4.6 | 30.5 ± 8.0 | 31.3 ± 6.9 | 0.93 |
| Western | 30.7 ± 6.3 | 30.3 ± 5.2 | 29.7 ± 5.4 | 33.6 ± 8.2 | 0.04 | |
| Smoker, n (%) | Prudent | 12 (21.4) | 11 (19.6) | 15 (26.8) | 18 (32.1) | 0.41 |
| Western | 13 (23.2) | 15 (26.8) | 13 (23.2) | 15 (26.8) | 0.92 | |
| Drinker, n (%) | Prudent | 22 (24.4) | 21 (23.3) | 19 (21.1) | 28 (31.1) | 0.23 |
| Western | 21 (23.3) | 20 (22.2) | 27 (30.0) | 22 (24.4) | 0.34 | |
| Physically inactive, n (%) | Prudent | 31 (27.4) | 27 (23.9) | 30 (26.6) | 25 (22.1) | 0.25 |
| Western | 29 (25.7) | 24 (21.2) | 32 (28.3) | 28 (24.8) | 0.18 |
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Values are mean ± SD or (%).