Table 2.
Subject characteristics by dietary pattern (n = 509)
| Japanese pattern | Westernized breakfast pattern | Meat food pattern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (low) | T2 | T3 (high) | T1 (low) | T2 | T3 (high) | T1 (low) | T2 | T3 (high) | |
| No. of subjects | 169 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 169 | 169 | 170 | 170 |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 43.4 ± 10.9 | 43.5 ± 11.1 | 43.4 ± 10.8 | 46.6 ± 11.7 | 42.5 ± 10.1 | 41.2 ± 10.4 | 47.9 ± 10.9 | 43.2 ± 10.9 | 39.2 ± 9.3 |
| Men (%) | 84.6 | 58.2 | 31.8 | 74.6 | 60.6 | 39.4 | 58.6 | 63.5 | 52.4 |
| Workplace (site A) (%) | 32.5 | 31.8 | 24.1 | 31.4 | 25.3 | 32.0 | 18.3 | 34.1 | 35.9 |
| Married (%) | 74.0 | 72.9 | 70.6 | 80.5 | 70.0 | 67.1 | 75.7 | 72.9 | 68.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 22.9 ± 3.1 | 22.3 ± 3.3 | 21.8 ± 3.5 | 22.9 ± 3.3 | 22.4 ± 3.4 | 21.7 ± 3.2 | 22.3 ± 3.2 | 22.6 ± 3.4 | 22.1 ± 3.3 |
| Sedentary work (%) | 87.6 | 80.6 | 75.3 | 84.7 | 81.8 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 82.4 | 84.1 |
| Non-job physical activity (≥5 MET-hr/week) (%) | 34.9 | 37.1 | 35.3 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 27.7 | 39.1 | 35.3 | 32.9 |
| Current smoker (%) | 39.1 | 24.1 | 12.4 | 38.5 | 24.1 | 12.9 | 24.9 | 26.5 | 24.1 |
| Total energy intake (kcal/day) | 1827 ± 503 | 1752 ± 529 | 1773 ± 491 | 1890 ± 539 | 1786 ± 526 | 1676 ± 433 | 1747 ± 522 | 1861 ± 517 | 1743 ± 478 |
T1 to T3 tertiles 1 to 3, BMI body mass index