Table 3.
Characteristics of serum cholesterol cohort (n=2355) who received diets for one year or more
| Intervention | Control | t test* P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | No in cohort | Mean (SD) | No in cohort | |||
| Age at randomization (years) | 51.5 (18.4) | 1178 | 52.1 (18.2) | 1174 | 0.446 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 123 (19.7) | 1175 | 124 (19.3) | 1170 | 0.158 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 76.6 (11.8) | 1175 | 76.5 (11.8) | 1170 | 0.919 | |
| Serum cholesterol (mg/dL)† | 208 (44.1) | 1179 | 208 (43.1) | 1176 | 0.943 | |
| Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)† | 117 (62.4) | 1176 | 116 (55.3) | 1175 | 0.918 | |
| BMI | 24.6 (4.78) | 1166 | 24.5 (4.74) | 1164 | 0.552 | |
| Men (%) | 53.9 | 1179 | 50.9 | 1176 | 0.144 | |
| Diet exposure in days | 1063 (371) | 1179 | 1055 (377) | 1176 | 0.601 | |
| Missed meals (%)‡ | 9.61 (12.9) | 1179 | 9.44 (12.5) | 1176 | 0.744 | |
*t test performed because this is subgroup of 9570 randomized participants.
†To convert from mg/dL to mmol/L, divide by 38.67.
‡Average percentage of missed meals throughout full study period