Table 3.
Characteristics of study subjects in each study arm given as mean and SD or number and percent.
| Characteristic | Healthy Eating Diet n = 61 |
Mediterranean Diet n = 59 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 50, 14 (range 22–72) | 55, 10 (30–82) |
| Female gender | 43, 70% | 43, 73% |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27, 4 (range 19–34) | 28, 4 (range 20–35) |
| Regular aspirin user | 11, 18% | 13, 22% |
| Caucasian racea | 55, 90% | 50, 85% |
| Married/committed | 41, 67% | 35, 59% |
| College graduate | 47, 77% | 45, 76% |
| Tobacco userb | 7, 11% | 10, 17% |
| History of adenomas | 16, 26% | 17, 28% |
| Family history of colon cancer | 41, 67% | 36, 61% |
| Both risk factors | 4, 7% | 6, 10% |
a
Persons of other racial categories enrolled in the study were 9 African Americans, 1 mixed, 3 Asian and 1 Native American.
b
There were five smokers and two smokeless tobacco users in the Healthy Eating arm and ten smokers in the Mediterranean arm.