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. 2013 Dec 19;2(6):e000455. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000455

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics According to Quartiles of Energy‐adjusted Intake of Phylloquinone and Menaquinones of 35 476 Dutch Adults

Phylloquinone Menaquinones
Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4 Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4
N 8869 8869 8869 8869 8869 8869 8869 8869
Female sex 66.8 71.6 77.4 83.7 63.4 73.3 79.4 83.5
Age, y 46.4±12.4 48.4±11.8 49.9±11.6 52.3±10.9 44.9±12.9 49.2±11.9 50.7±11.2 52.2±10.1
BMI, kg/m2 25.3±3.9 25.5±3.9 25.7±3.9 26.2±4.1 25.3±3.9 25.7±4.0 25.8±4.0 25.8±4.0
Waist‐hip ratio 0.83±0.09 0.82±0.09 0.82±0.08 0.82±0.08 0.83±0.09 0.83±0.08 0.82±0.08 0.81±0.08
Current smoker 32.9 29.2 28.6 29.6 35.4 30.7 27.7 38.6
Physically inactive* 34.7 30.4 30.2 32.0 34.1 32.2 30.5 30.6
Higher education 23.6 21.2 20.4 16.6 17.7 18.4 21.0 24.7
Diabetes 1.4 1.4 1.9 2.4 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.5
Use of oral anticontraceptives* 30.7 32.2 33.8 34.6 30.4 32.2 34.7 33.9
Hypertension 33.8 35.0 37.9 40.8 32.6 37.6 38.3 39
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg 78 (11) 78 (10) 78 (10) 78 (11) 77 (10) 78 (10) 78 (11) 78 (11)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 125 (19) 126 (18) 127 (19) 128 (78) 124 (18) 127 (19) 127 (19) 128 (19)
Ratio total/HDL cholesterol 4.2±1.5 4.3±1.4 4.2±1.5 4.4±1.5 4.3±1.6 4.3±1.6 4.3±1.5 4.2±1.4
Dietary intake*
Energy, kcal/day 2062 (630) 2098 (614) 2064 (598) 1981 (571) 2094 (652) 2061 (603) 2037 (578) 2014 (582)
Phylloquinone, μg/day 96.6±24.6 156.6±15.1 213.7±19.0 332.7±81.7 187.8±96.6 201.0±96.7 205.8±99.2 205.0±97.5
Menaquinones, μg/day 29.5±14.5 30.4±13.6 31.0±13.3 31.7±13.5 15.6±3.7 24.7±2.2 33.1±2.7 49.3±10.8
Protein, g/day 46.6±12.3 48.0±11.4 49.1±11.7 50.9±12.2 40.9±10.8 46.7±10.0 50.5±10.3 56.3±11.3
Saturated fat, g/day 32.0±5.9 32.6±5.7 32.8±5.7 33.2±6.1 29.5±5.4 31.8±5.2 33.2±5.1 36.0±5.8
Glycemic index, g/day 0.53±0.04 0.53±0.04 0.52±0.03 0.52±0.04 0.53±0.04 0.53±0.04 0.52±0.03 0.52±0.04
Alcohol*, g/day 5.2 (15) 4.7 (13) 4.6 (13) 4.1 (13) 3.8 (13) 4.7 (14) 4.7 (13) 5.3 (15)
Fiber, g/day 21.2±4.6 22.9±4.4 23.9±4.4 25.5±4.7 23.0±5.3 23.4±4.8 23.6±4.5 23.5±4.6
Calcium, mg/day 1007±368 1055±346 1080±341 1132±347 809±295 993±284 1130±280 1343±320
Vitamin C, mg/day 94.7±39.4 107.0±42.5 113.9±44.2 123.1±49.4 101.8±47.1 108.8±44.1 113.2±43.9 114.9±44.6

Data are means±SD or % unless otherwise indicated. BMI indicates body mass index; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein.

*

Inactive or moderately inactive according to the Cambridge physical activity index.

*

Use of oral anticontraceptives for >5 years.

*

All nutrients are energy adjusted.

*

Median (interquartile range).