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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Mar;21(3):644–651. doi: 10.1038/oby.2012.145

Table 4.

Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Profiles (Mean ± SE or Prevalence %) in 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
Fat-related
BMI (kg/m2) 30.4±0.3 31.2±0.3 31.1±0.3 0.16 30.5±0.3 30.8±0.3 31.4±0.3 0.09 31.2±0.3 31.0±0.3 30.4±0.3 0.23
WC (cm) 95.9±0.7 99.2±0.7 99.8±0.7 0.0001 96.4±0.7 98.8±0.7 99.7±7.7 0.003 98.9±0.7 98.4±0.7 97.5±0.7 0.37
Log LA 4.08±0.01 4.07±0.01 4.08±0.01 0.79 4.09±0.01 4.07±0.01 4.08±0.01 0.58 4.08±0.01 4.08±0.01 4.08±0.01 0.99
VAT (cm3) 681±18 722±18 764±18 0.007 691±17 740±18 731±19 0.12 714±20 722±18 721±18 0.93
Obesity % 38.1 40.6 38.4 0.63 38.1 39.6 39.4 0.85 41.0 39.4 36.7 0.38
High VAT % 35.1 39.1 41.6 0.22 35.8 39.7 40.1 0.44 36.8 39.3 38.3 0.79
High liver fat % 50.7 52.8 60.3 0.002 48.8 53.3 61.3 0.0001 59.0 51.3 53.5 0.02

BP-related
SBP (mm Hg) 120±0.7 120±0.7 119±0.7 0.31 121±0.7 120±0.7 119±0.7 0.17 120±0.7 120±0.7 120±0.7 0.82
DBP (mm Hg) 76±0.4 77±0.4 78±0.4 0.002 76±0.4 77±0.4 78±0.4 0.002 78±0.4 77±0.4 77±0.4 0.12
HTN (%) 35.0 40.6 33.8 0.15 36.4 36.0 37.2 0.95 40.6 35.5 34.0 0.19

Lipid-related
Log TRG 4.4±0.0 4.4±0.0 4.4±0.0 0.48 4.3±0.0 4.4±0.0 4.4±0.0 0.01 4.4±0.0 4.4±0.0 4.4±0.0 0.69
High TRG 11.4 11.4 12.7 0.71 9.9 12.9 12.7 0.19 11.4 13.2 10.9 0.41
HDL-C (mg/dl) 56.3±0.6 52.9±0.6 51.8±0.6 0.0001 57.1±0.6 52.1±0.6 51.8±0.6 0.0001 53.0±0.6 53.6±0.6 54.5±0.6 0.21
Low HDL-C 29.1 30.4 31.2 0.72 25.5 32.9 32.3 0.009 30.8 31.2 28.7 0.59

Glucose-related
Glucose (mg/dl) 96.6±0.9 97.4±0.9 96.8±0.9 0.80 97.±0.9 98.4±0.9 96.±0.9 0.16 96.9±0.9 96.6±0.9 97.4±0.9 0.83
Impaired Glu % 12.4 13.4 11.9 0.72 13.3 14.4 10.0 0.06 11.9 13.6 12.2 0.65
T2D % 5.8 8.6 6.9 0.19 5.1 8.1 7.5 0.21 6.9 6.4 7.4 0.85

Syndrome-related
MetS (%) 29.4 36.9 38.3 0.056 26.1 41.5 36.4 0.0006 36.4 33.7 33.0 0.62

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; LA: liver attenuation in Hounsfield unit; VAT: abdominal visceral adipose tissue; BP: blood pressure; SBP/DBP: systolic/diastolic blood pressure; Glu: glucose; HTN: hypertension; TRG: triglyceride; T2D: type 2 diabetes; MetS: metabolic syndrome.