Table 4.

Mean factor scores for each dietary pattern derived in the REGARDS study.

			Convenience		Plant-based		Sweets/fats		Southern		Alcohol/salads
Variable	Level	N	Mean score	p-Value	Mean score	p-Value	Mean score	p-Value	Mean score	p-Value	Mean score	p-Value
Age	45–54	2567	0.33	<0.0001	−0.21	<0.0001	0.10	<0.0001	0.07	<0.0001	0.12	<0.0001
	55–64	8394	0.10		−0.05		−0.02		0.04		0.08
	65–74	7090	−0.10		0.07		−0.02		−0.02		−0.03
	75+	3585	−0.27		0.14		0.02		−0.10		−0.21
Race	Black	7275	−0.21	<0.0001	0.12	<0.0001	−0.15	<0.0001	0.57	<0.0001	−0.34	<0.0001
	White	14361	0.10		−0.06		0.08		−0.29		0.17
Region	Belt	12168	−0.07	<0.0001	−0.01	0.118	0.05	<0.0001	0.10	<0.0001	−0.05	<0.0001
	Non-belt	9468	0.09		0.01		−0.06		−0.13		0.07
Gender	Female	12090	−0.13	<0.0001	0.10	<0.0001	−0.07	<0.0001	−0.11	<0.0001	−0.11	<0.0001
	Male	9546	0.16		−0.13		0.09		0.14		0.13
Education	Less than high school	2090	−0.20	<0.0001	−0.08	<0.0001	0.09	<0.0001	0.54	<0.0001	−0.41	<0.0001
	High school graduate	5535	−0.07		−0.12		0.08		0.16		−0.13
	Some college	5932	0.00		−0.03		0.01		0.02		−0.01
	College graduate and above	8069	0.10		0.13		−0.09		−0.27		0.21
Income	<$20k	3427	−0.13	<0.0001	0.00	0.016	0.04	<0.0001	0.39	<0.0001	−0.39	<0.0001
	$20k–$34k	5224	−0.10		−0.02		0.05		0.09		−0.12
	$35k–$74k	6749	0.05		0.00		0.02		−0.08		0.09
	$75k and above	3680	0.22		−0.01		−0.13		−0.32		0.42
	Refused	2556	−0.07		0.06		−0.04		−0.05		−0.07