TABLE 2.

Age-adjusted characteristics of the WLVS population by quartiles of the DASH, aMED, and aHEI dietary patterns with the use of the baseline FFQ (n = 475)¹

	DASH, quartiles				aMED, quartiles				aHEI, quartiles
	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
n	107	103	122	98	97	152	77	107	124	122	121	108
Median score	18	22	25	29	2	3	5	6	48	56	65	74
Age,2 y	60 ± 93	63 ± 10	65 ± 9	67 ± 9	61 ± 10	63 ± 9	65 ± 9	67 ± 8	61 ± 10	64 ± 10	66 ± 9	65 ± 8
BMI, kg/m2	28.3 ± 5.9	26.8 ± 5	26.2 ± 5.1	25.4 ± 5.1	28.1 ± 5.5	26.4 ± 5.3	26.9 ± 5.6	25.1 ± 4.9	27.9 ± 5.8	26.9 ± 6.1	26.5 ± 4.8	25.8 ± 5
Age at menopause,2 y	48 ± 8	49 ± 6	49 ± 7	50 ± 5	48 ± 8	48 ± 7	50 ± 6	50 ± 5	47 ± 8	49 ± 6	50 ± 7	49 ± 6
Postmenopausal, %	84	79	83	82	83	84	83	80	86	82	83	82
Current PMH use, %	8	3	2	5	7	2	3	6	6	5	2	3
Caucasian, %	91	93	93	90	94	89	91	90	87	91	95	96
Diabetes, %	4	4	6	8	5	5	5	5	7	3	4	6
Diabetes medication use, %	3	5	4	6	5	3	5	7	5	4	4	5
Statin use, %	45	33	30	25	45	28	31	32	39	33	31	26
Current smoker, %	3	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	5	0	2	2
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, min/d	11 ± 14	17 ± 20	17 ± 22	23 ± 27	11 ± 14	16 ± 18	17 ± 23	28 ± 31	13 ± 17	16 ± 19	21 ± 27	19 ± 21
Total energy, kcal/d	1898 ± 523	1889 ± 551	2008 ± 554	2016 ± 578	1746 ± 485	1839 ± 561	2062 ± 556	2294 ± 504	1869 ± 533	1830 ± 545	1980 ± 537	2119 ± 578
Alcohol, g/d	12 ± 18	8 ± 11	10 ± 12	11 ± 14	8 ± 14	11 ± 14	12 ± 17	11 ± 12	8 ± 16	8 ± 11	12 ± 14	13 ± 14
Multivitamin use, %	64	59	61	64	57	63	62	62	65	67	56	60
Sodium, mg/d	2254 ± 734	2182 ± 693	2214 ± 716	2126 ± 796	2062 ± 625	2067 ± 729	2246 ± 772	2537 ± 761	2192 ± 718	2119 ± 717	2159 ± 690	2226 ± 782
Omega 3, mg/d	0.4 ± 0.3	0.4 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.4	0.4 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.4	0.3 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.4	0.5 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.4
Whole grains, g/d	30 ± 16	37 ± 18	42 ± 16	40 ± 15	31 ± 17	37 ± 17	37 ± 14	41 ± 15	31 ± 16	41 ± 17	39 ± 17	40 ± 15
Foods, servings/d
Fruit	1.1 ± 1.5	2 ± 2.2	2.8 ± 2.5	4.1 ± 2.9	1.5 ± 2.3	2.3 ± 2.6	2.8 ± 2.6	3.5 ± 2.6	1.3 ± 1.7	2.1 ± 2.2	3 ± 2.6	3.7 ± 2.9
Vegetables	0.9 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 1.3	1.8 ± 1.9	3.1 ± 3	0.9 ± 1	1.4 ± 1.7	1.9 ± 2	2.9 ± 2.6	1.1 ± 1.2	1.2 ± 1.1	1.8 ± 1.7	3.1 ± 3.1
Fish	0 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 1	0.1 ± 0.6	0.1 ± 0.5	0 ± 0	0.2 ± 0.9	0.1 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.8	0.1 ± 0.6	0.1 ± 0.1	0.1 ± 0.7	0.2 ± 0.8
Red meat	1.6 ± 2.7	1.5 ± 2.9	1.4 ± 2.9	1.1 ± 2.6	1.6 ± 2.7	1.6 ± 3.2	1.2 ± 2.8	0.8 ± 2.1	1.9 ± 3.2	1.6 ± 2.8	1.1 ± 2.5	1 ± 2.8
Processed meat	0.3 ± 1.1	0.1 ± 0.5	0.4 ± 1.4	0.2 ± 1.2	0.3 ± 1.1	0.3 ± 1.3	0.2 ± 1.1	0.1 ± 0.8	0.4 ± 1.4	0.2 ± 1.1	0.2 ± 0.9	0.3 ± 1.2
Nuts	0.2 ± 0.3	0.2 ± 0.3	0.3 ± 0.6	0.5 ± 0.8	0.1 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.3	0.4 ± 0.5	0.6 ± 1	0.1 ± 0.2	0.2 ± 0.2	0.3 ± 0.4	0.6 ± 0.9
Legumes	0.2 ± 0.8	0.5 ± 1.5	1 ± 2.1	2.2 ± 2.9	0.2 ± 1	1.1 ± 2.2	1.1 ± 2.2	1.1 ± 2.2	0.3 ± 1.2	0.8 ± 2	1 ± 2.1	1.6 ± 2.6
Low-fat dairy	0.8 ± 1.9	1.5 ± 2.8	2.3 ± 3.1	4.3 ± 4.5	1.4 ± 2.9	2.2 ± 3.3	2.4 ± 3.8	2.6 ± 3.5	1.9 ± 3	2.2 ± 3.3	2 ± 3.7	2.6 ± 3.5
Whole grains	0.5 ± 0.9	1.4 ± 2.2	1.2 ± 1.9	2.6 ± 3.1	0.8 ± 1.6	1.6 ± 2.6	1.1 ± 1.4	1.9 ± 2.5	1.6 ± 2.7	1.5 ± 2.4	1.3 ± 1.9	1.4 ± 2
Sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit juices	0.7 ± 1.5	0.7 ± 1.8	1.5 ± 2.4	2 ± 3	1.1 ± 2.1	1.2 ± 2.3	1.1 ± 2.1	1.6 ± 2.8	2 ± 2.6	1.5 ± 2.6	1.4 ± 2.5	0.3 ± 1.5

¹Characteristics in the table are given for the n = 475 women for whom the nonlipid biomarkers were assayed. Values were standardized to the age distribution of the study population unless otherwise indicated. aHEI, Alternate Healthy Eating Index; aMED, alternate Mediterranean diet; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; FFQ, food-frequency questionnaire; PMH, postmenopausal hormone; WLVS, Women’s Lifestyle Validation Study.

²Values were not age adjusted.

³Mean ± SD (all such values).