Table 2.

Age-Standardized Baseline Characteristics and 1994 Dietary Intake, by Quintile of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Score, Nurses’ Health Study, 1980–2006

Characteristic	Quintile 1	Quintile 2	Quintile 3	Quintile 4	Quintile 5
Body mass indexa	24.6	24.6	24.5	24.5	24.2
Current smoking, %	40	34	29	25	20
Physical activity, hours/week	2.6	2.8	3.0	3.1	3.4
Postmenopausal hormone use, %	9.1	10.3	10.6	11.2	11.2
Family history of breast cancer, %	5.6	6.2	6.4	6.8	6.5
Energy intake, kcal	1,665	1,661	1,723	1,783	1,827
Alcohol intake, g	5	5	5	5	4
Carbohydrate intake, % of energy intake	48.6	50.5	52.8	54.6	58.2
Animal protein intake, % of energy intake	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	12.6
Vegetable protein intake, % of energy intake	4.6	5.1	5.5	5.7	6.3
Animal fat intake, % of energy intake	19.6	17.4	15.6	14.2	11.6
Vegetable fat intake, % of energy intake	13.6	13.7	13.4	13.1	12.8
Saturated fat intakeb, g	21	19	17	16	13
Monounsaturated fat intakeb, g	23	22	20	19	17
Polyunsaturated fat intakeb, g	10	9	9	9	8
Trans fat intakeb, g	3.0	2.7	2.3	2.1	1.7
Fiber intakeb, g	14	17	19	21	25
Glycemic loadb	105	107	111	114	120
Fruit, servings/day	1.4	1.9	2.4	2.9	3.5
Low-protein vegetablesc, servings/day	2.2	2.8	3.4	4.0	4.9

^aWeight (kg)/height (m)².

^bData were energy adjusted using the residual method of Willett (10).

^cDoes not include legumes or nuts.