TABLE 2—
Baseline Characteristics of Participants by Gender and Smoking Status: Pooling Project on Diet and Coronary Heart Disease, 1974–1996
| Characteristic | Total | Never Smokers | Past Smokers | Current Smokers, 1–14 Grams/Day | Current Smokers, ≥ 15 Grams/Day |
| Women | |||||
| Participants, no. | 192 067 | 87 855 | 59 699 | 26 6601 | 17 912 |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 50.4 (7.6) | 50.5 (7.7) | 50.8 (7.6) | 50.8 (7.3) | 47.4 (6.8) |
| Education < high school, no. (%) | 8276 (4) | 3978 (6) | 1844 (3) | 1937 (7) | 517 (3) |
| Alcohol intake, g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 1.8 (0.0, 28) | 0.9 (0.0, 16) | 2.7 (0.0, 29) | 2.2 (0.0, 35) | 2.7 (0.0, 37) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 25.0 (4.7) | 25.3 (4.8) | 25.2 (4.7) | 24.4 (4.3) | 23.9 (4.1) |
| Physical inactivity, No. (%) | 66 248 (25) | 28 742 (33) | 17 718 (30) | 8878 (33) | 10 910 (61) |
| Polyunsaturated fat intake,a g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 5.4 (3.3, 8.4) | 5.4 (3.4, 8.3) | 5.5 (3.3, 8.5) | 5.5 (3.4, 8.7) | 5.0 (3.0, 8.2) |
| Monounsaturated fat intake,a g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 13.1 (8.1, 20.5) | 12.9 (8.1, 20.3) | 12.6 (7.8, 19.9) | 12.9 (8.5, 19.2) | 16.1 (9.7, 22.7) |
| Saturated fat intake,a g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 12.8 (7.7, 20.0) | 12.6 (7.6, 19.8) | 12.3 (7.4, 19.5) | 12.8 (8.1, 19.5) | 15.9 (9.7, 22.1) |
| Fiber intake, g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 15.4 (8.4, 25.7) | 15.9 (8.9, 26.2) | 16.0 (8.9, 26.3) | 14.7 (8.4, 24.1) | 11.7 (6.4, 20.3) |
| Cholesterol intake, mg/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 254 (139-458) | 250 (136-452) | 249 (137-454) | 243 (139-263) | 310 (173-519) |
| Total energy intake, Mcal/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 1.60 (0.90, 2.63) | 1.63 (0.92, 2.65) | 1.60 (0.91, 2.61) | 1.60 (0.89, 2.66) | 1.49 (0.81, 2.49) |
| Hypertension, no. (%) | 35 637 (19) | 16 839 (19) | 11 542 (19) | 4786 (18) | 2470 (14) |
| Dyslipidaemia, no. (%) | 20 850 (11) | 9637 (11) | 7109 (12) | 2922 (11) | 1182 (7) |
| Men | |||||
| Participants, no. | 74 720 | 24 594 | 21 982 | 7403 | 20 741 |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 54.0 (8.4) | 51.7 (9.1) | 54.1 (9.1) | 55.4 (7.8) | 56.3 (5.7) |
| Education < high school, no. (%) | 20 773 (28) | 2588 (11) | 2775 (13) | 4082 (55) | 11 328 (55) |
| Alcohol intake, g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 6.5 (0.0, 47) | 3.1 (0.0, 32) | 7.1 (0.0, 44) | 6.8 (0.0, 45) | 12.2 (0.0, 64) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 25.8 (3.5) | 25.5 (3.4) | 26.0 (3.4) | 25.9 (3.5) | 26.1 (3.8) |
| Physical inactivity, no. (%) | 18 850 (25) | 4466 (18) | 4021 (18) | 2096 (28) | 8267 (40) |
| Polyunsaturated fat intake,a g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 5.4 (3.3, 8.9) | 5.5 (3.6, 8.4) | 5.6 (3.6, 8.6) | 5.0 (3.2, 9.4) | 4.8 (3.0, 9.8) |
| Monounsaturated fat intake,a g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 12.8 (8.5, 16.8) | 12.4 (7.9, 16.6) | 12.5 (8.0, 17.0) | 13.1 (9.7, 16.9) | 13.4 (10.1, 16.8) |
| Saturated fat intake,a g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 13.2 (7.5, 23.8) | 11.5 (6.8, 17.7) | 11.6 (6.9, 17.8) | 16.7 (8.9, 25.2) | 18.3 (10.5, 26.4) |
| Fiber intake, g/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 19.8 (11.5, 32.3) | 21.0 (12.6, 34.5) | 20.2 (12.0, 33.1) | 19.5 (11.4, 30.2) | 18.1 (10.3, 29.0) |
| Cholesterol intake, mg/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 322 (174-573) | 283 (160-477) | 291 (166-491) | 352 (182-591) | 403 (243-660) |
| Total energy intake, Mcal/d (5th, 95th percentile) | 2.14 (1.15, 3.67) | 1.94 (1.10, 3.20) | 1.90 (1.08, 3.17) | 2.41 (1.27, 3.91) | 2.63 (1.45, 4.17) |
| Hypertension, no. (%) | 14 388 (19) | 4479 (18) | 5038 (23) | 1350 (18) | 3521 (17) |
| Dyslipidaemia, no. (%) | 5076 (9) | 2052 (8) | 2294 (10) | 256 (8) | 474 (12) |
a
Energy adjusted.