TABLE 1.
Distribution of baseline characteristics by quintile of VFS and MDS pattern score for men and women separately1
| Men (n = 27,913) |
Women (n = 35,241) |
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| VFS pattern |
MDS pattern |
VFS pattern |
MDS pattern |
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| Baseline characteristics | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 |
| Age at recruitment, y | 57.7 ± 8.2 | 56.6 ± 7.9 | 55.9 ± 7.8 | 60.0 ± 7.9 | 57.1 ± 7.9 | 54.4 ± 7.5 | 57.9 ± 8.4 | 56.1 ± 7.9 | 55.3 ± 7.8 | 58.8 ± 8.1 | 55.8 ± 7.9 | 53.7 ± 7.4 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.7 ± 3.2 | 23.0 ± 3.2 | 23.1 ± 3.2 | 22.8 ± 3.2 | 22.9 ± 3.2 | 23.1 ± 3.3 | 23.3 ± 3.3 | 23.2 ± 3.3 | 23.1 ± 3.4 | 23.1 ± 3.2 | 23.3 ± 3.4 | 23.2 ± 3.4 |
| Secondary school or higher in education, % | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Ever-smoker, % | 14.8 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 16.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Daily alcohol consumption, % | 8.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Moderate physical activity of ≥0.5 h/wk, % | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| History of diabetes mellitus, % | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| History of stroke, % | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Postmenopausal at baseline (women only), % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77.4 | 71.9 | 68.8 | 82.0 | 70.1 | 61.5 |
| Use of hormone replacement therapy (postmenopausal women only), % Intake of | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| Soy isoflavones, mg/1000 kcal | 7.4 ± 7.5 | 10.5 ± 7.5 | 15.3 ± 9.6 | 10.7 ± 10.0 | 10.6 ± 8.2 | 11.2 ± 7.5 | 8.7 ± 8.6 | 12.2 ± 8.6 | 17.5 ± 11.1 | 11.6 ± 10.4 | 12.8 ± 9.5 | 14.1 ± 9.0 |
| Vitamin B-6, mg/1000 kcal | 0.64 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.14 | 0.77 ± 0.14 | 0.68 ± 0.18 | 0.70 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.12 | 0.64 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.14 | 0.78 ± 0.15 | 0.70 ± 0.16 | 0.71 ± 0.14 | 0.72 ± 0.12 |
| β-Carotene, mg/1000 kcal | 0.71 ± 0.44 | 1.21 ± 0.59 | 1.84 ± 0.90 | 1.39 ± 0.90 | 1.23 ± 0.72 | 1.13 ± 0.63 | 0.98 ± 0.56 | 1.52 ± 0.75 | 2.27 ± 1.09 | 1.68 ± 1.05 | 1.58 ± 0.89 | 1.45 ± 0.78 |
| Calcium, mg/1000 kcal | 204 ± 93 | 240 ± 97 | 281 ± 88 | 261 ± 125 | 240 ± 101 | 234 ± 76 | 250 ± 154 | 290 ± 135 | 339 ± 122 | 304 ± 160 | 289 ± 134 | 282 ± 105 |
| Vitamin D, IU/1000 kcal | 57.1 ± 37.2 | 61.6 ± 35.1 | 67.1 ± 34.4 | 57.1 ± 44.6 | 62.2 ± 36.7 | 64.2 ± 28.5 | 64.9 ± 46.8 | 70.0 ± 42.7 | 75.6 ± 40.0 | 66.0 ± 50.0 | 71.6 ± 40.3 | 73.3 ± 33.4 |
| Vegetables, g/1000 kcal | 39 ± 17 | 63 ± 22 | 96 ± 36 | 70 ± 37 | 64 ± 31 | 61 ± 26 | 51 ± 22 | 77 ± 27 | 113 ± 43 | 83 ± 43 | 79 ± 36 | 75 ± 30 |
| Fruit, g/1000 kcal | 77 ± 72 | 124 ± 85 | 163 ± 99 | 137 ± 109 | 122 ± 91 | 113 ± 76 | 89 ± 86 | 136 ± 97 | 183 ± 114 | 144 ± 117 | 136 ± 100 | 133 ± 89 |
| Soy products, g/1000 kcal | 44 ± 39 | 63 ± 40 | 93 ± 55 | 65 ± 57 | 63 ± 45 | 68 ± 42 | 51 ± 44 | 72 ± 45 | 105 ± 62 | 69 ± 58 | 76 ± 52 | 84 ± 48 |
| Red meat, g/1000 kcal | 20 ± 12 | 20 ± 11 | 20 ± 12 | 12 ± 10 | 19 ± 10 | 27 ± 11 | 18 ± 11 | 18 ± 11 | 17 ± 11 | 12 ± 10 | 19 ± 10 | 26 ± 11.0 |
| Using vitamin/mineral supplements at least weekly, % | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| AHEI 2010 | 48.6 ± 7.6 | 56.2 ± 7.3 | 61.0 ± 8.1 | 57.0 ± 9.3 | 55.7 ± 8.6 | 53.5 ± 8.5 | 49.9 ± 7.1 | 57.0 ± 7.2 | 62.1 ± 7.9 | 57.4 ± 8.6 | 56.9 ± 8.3 | 54.9 ± 8.2 |
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Values are means ± SDs or percentages. AHEI, Alternative Healthy Eating Index; MDS, meat-dim-sum; Q, quintile; VFS, vegetable-fruit-soy.