Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the Love your food, Love your heart, Love your family study participants, inclusive of 15 families, presented as mean ± standard deviation, except where indicated.
| Children (<18 years) | Adults | All adults | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Female (n = 3) | Males (n = 20) | Females (n = 21) | (n = 41, 100%) | |
| Age (years) median (p25–p75) | 12.9 (7.9–16.7) | 59.4 (46.0–67.8) | 56.6 (42.7–64.0) | 59.0 (42.7–66.5) |
| Height (cm) | 151.1 ± 22.0 | 174.8 ± 6.1 | 162.8 ± 6.2 | 168.6 ± 8.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 41.9 ± 15.1 | 87.7 ± 15.6 | 75.9 ± 18.9 | 81.6 ± 18.2 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.8 ± 2.1 | 28.7 ± 5.1 | 28.6 ± 7.2 | 28.7 ± 6.2 |
| Waist (cm) | 60.7 ± 6.5 | 99.5 ± 15.1 | 86.9 ± 12.2 | 93.1 ± 14.9 |
| Brachial BP (mmHg) | ||||
| systolic | 100.3 ± 7.4 a | 121.3 ± 15.6 | 114.3 ± 15.0 | 117.7 ± 15.5 |
| diastolic | 63.5 ± 7.1 a | 71.8 ± 6.7 | 71.7 ± 7.8 | 71.7 ± 7.2 |
| Central BP (mmHg) | ||||
| systolic | 91.8 ± 7.4 a | 114.1 ± 16.2 | 109.0 ± 14.7 | 111.5 ± 15.5 |
| diastolic | 65.3 ± 6.0 a | 73.5 ± 7.0 | 72.8 ± 7.9 | 73.1 ± 7.4 |
| Arterial stiffness | 43 ± 11 a | 75 ± 34 | 86 ± 35 | 81 ± 35 |
| Level of physical activity b | ||||
| Low | N/A | 10% (n = 2) | 19% (n = 4) | 15% (n = 6) |
| Moderate | N/A | 60% (n = 12) | 62% (n = 13) | 61% (n = 25) |
| High | N/A | 30% (n = 6) | 19% (n = 4) | 24% (n = 10) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Current | N/A | n = 2 (10%) | n = 0 (0%) | n = 2 (5%) |
| Previous | N/A | n = 4 (20%) | n = 7 (33%) | n = 11 (27%) |
| Blood biomarkers | ||||
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | N/A | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 0.8 |
| TC (mmol/L) | N/A | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 4.9 ± 1.2 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | N/A | 2.7 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 1.1 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | N/A | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.4 |
| Total: HDL ratio | N/A | 3.9 ± 1.5 | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 3.9 ± 1.2 |
| BGL (mmol/L) | N/A | 5.0 ± 0.5 | 5.2 ± 0.8 | 5.1 ± 0.6 |
| Insulin (IU/L) | N/A | 8.8 ± 4.6 | 7.0 ± 3.4 | 7.9 ± 4.1 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | N/A | 3.0 ± 3.4 | 2.4 ± 2.4 | 2.7 ± 2.9 |
| ALT (U/L) | N/A | 32.6 ± 10.8 | 22.5 ± 16.1 | 27.4 ± 14.5 |
| AST (U/L) | N/A | 30.0 ± 8.4 | 27.4 ± 25.8 | 28.7 ± 19.2 |
| GGT (U/L) | N/A | 28.0 ± 16.4 | 25.7 ± 25.6 | 26.8 ± 21.4 |
Abbreviations: BMI—Body mass index; Waist—waist circumference; BP—blood pressure; TC—total cholesterol; LDL—LDL cholesterol; HDL—HDL cholesterol; BGL—blood glucose level; hsCRP—high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein; a n = 2; b As categorized by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.