Table 3.
Baseline Characteristics of Jackson Heart Study Participants without Medical Conditions by Dietary Pattern
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| T1 (n=588) | T2 (n=588) | T3 (n=589) | p | T1 (n=588) | T2 (n=588) | T3 (n=589) | p | T1 (n=588) | T2 (n=588) | T3 (n=589) | p | |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||||||||||
| Age (years) | 51±12 | 48±12 | 43±11 | 0.0001 | 53±12 | 47±11 | 42±11 | 0.0001 | 44±11 | 48±12 | 49±1 | 0.0001 |
| Sex (% female) | 76.6 | 58.7 | 48.1 | 0.0001 | 72.1 | 59.4 | 52.0 | 0.0001 | 56.6 | 62.4 | 64.4 | 0.02 |
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| Socioeconomic Status | ||||||||||||
| College Education | 52.8 | 48.9 | 37.9 | 0.0001 | 52.1 | 46.7 | 40.2 | 0.0001 | 42.7 | 47.1 | 49.2 | 0.14 |
| Income (affluent) | 38.6 | 36.8 | 27.0 | 0.0001 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 26.4 | 0.0001 | 31.7 | 35.5 | 35.0 | 0.39 |
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| Health Behaviors | ||||||||||||
| Smoking % | 6.9 | 12.6 | 20.1 | 0.0001 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 20.1 | 0.0001 | 18.2 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 0.0001 |
| Alcohol Drinker% | 48.1 | 54.7 | 64.7 | 0.0001 | 46.0 | 57.1 | 64.3 | 0.0001 | 65.9 | 53.9 | 47.6 | 0.0001 |
| PA Score * | 9.1±0.1 | 9.2±0.1 | 9.2±0.1 | 0.82 | 9.3±0.1 | 9.2±0.1 | 9.0±0.1 | 0.40 | 8.9±0.1 | 9.2±0.1† | 9.3±0.1† | 0.005 |
| Energy (Kcal) | 1580±25 | 1970±25† | 2983±25† | 0.0001 | 1568±25 | 1880±24† | 3084±26† | 0.0001 | 1961±28 | 1985±26† | 2588±27† | 0.0001 |
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| Nutrient Intake* | ||||||||||||
| Total Fat (g) | 89.5±1.0 | 94.4±0.8† | 104.7±1.1† | 0.0001 | 90.0±1.0 | 95.8±0.8† | 102.7±1.1† | 0.0001 | 91.9±0.8 | 97.8±0.8† | 98.8±0.8† | 0.0001 |
| Saturated Fat (g) | 28.6±0.4 | 30.1±0.3† | 33.5±0.4† | 0.0001 | 28.5±0.4 | 30.4±0.3† | 33.2±0.4† | 0.0001 | 28.7±0.3 | 30.9±0.3 | 32.5±0.3† | 0.0001 |
| TRANS Fat (g) | 5.2±0.1 | 5.3±0.1† | 6.2±0.1† | 0.0001 | 5.3±0.1 | 5.5±0.1 | 5.9±0.1† | 0.0001 | 5.6±0.1 | 5.8±0.1† | 5.3±0.1† | 0.0001 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 343±8.4 | 374±6.9† | 448±9.1† | 0.0001 | 388±8.7 | 393±7.0 | 383±9.0 | 0.0001 | 397±7.1 | 392±7.0 | 374±7.2† | 0.0001 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 319±3.1 | 308±2.6† | 275±3.4† | 0.0001 | 307±3.2 | 299±2.5 | 297±3.5 | 0.16 | 296±2.6 | 299±2.6 | 306±2.7† | 0.03 |
| Total Sugars (g) | 182±3.7 | 168±3.0† | 116±4.0† | 0.0001 | 154±3.9 | 153±3.2 | 158±4.2 | 0.66 | 159±3.1 | 150±3.0 | 157±3.2 | 0.16 |
| Total Protein (g) | 78.8±1.1 | 82.6±0.8† | 93.7±1.1† | 0.0001 | 84.9±1.1 | 85.3±0.9 | 84.9±1.2 | 0.93 | 85.1±0.9 | 84.8±0.8 | 85.1±0.9 | 0.96 |
| Dietary Fiber(g) | 17.4±0.2 | 16.9±0.2 | 17.0±0.3 | 0.19 | 18.4±0.2 | 17.3±0.2† | 15.6±0.3† | 0.0001 | 15.6±0.2 | 17.0±0.2† | 18.8±0.2† | 0.0001 |
*
age-, sex- and energy intake-adjusted (mean ± SE);
†
difference with tertile 1 (P<0.05); P for trends.
PA: physical activity.