Table 5.

Biological markers across the four dietary patterns. Values are adjusted means and standard error (SE), adjusted for age, percent total body fat, socio-economic score and integration score

		Cluster 1 (n=125)		Cluster 2 (n=199)		Cluster 3 (n=183)		Cluster 4 (n=250)
	n	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	P*
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)	754	4.79	0.05	4.87	0.04	4.89	0.04	4.75	0.04	0.076
2-h glucose (mmol/L)	745	6.28	0.14	6.37	0.10	6.19	0.11	6.04	0.10	0.164
Fasting insulin (pmol/L) †	742	60.95	1.05	57.41	1.04	60.95	1.04	51.40	1.04	0.007
HbA1c (%)	742	5.25	0.03	5.19	0.02	5.18	0.02	5.13	0.02	0.014
HOMA-IR†	742	1.69	1.04	1.59	1.03	1.67	1.03	1.50	1.03	0.025
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	752	6.36	0.11	6.10	0.08	6.10	0.08	6.24	0.08	0.132
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	752	1.94	0.04	1.92	0.03	1.89	0.03	1.94	0.03	0.654
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	741	3.59	0.10	3.39	0.07	3.39	0.08	3.49	0.07	0.269
TAG (mmol/L)	752	2.06	0.07	1.91	0.05	2.08	0.05	1.95	0.05	0.058

^*Univariate GLM adjusted for age, percent total body fat, socio-economic and integration scores (df=7).

^†Values are converted back from transformed data.