Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population by tertiles of inflammatory dietary pattern score.
| Diet pattern score |
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 (<−0.44) n = 1694 |
Tertile 2 (−0.44, 0.41) n = 1695 |
Tertile 3 (>0.41) n = 1694 |
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| IL6 (SD) 1991–1993 | 1.6 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| 1997–1999 |
2.1 (1.9) |
2.3 (2.0) |
2.5 (2.1) |
<0.001 |
| Age, y (SD) | 54.9 (6.0) | 56.1 (6.1) | 56.9 (5.9) | <0.001 |
| Female (%) | 408 (24.1) | 506 (29.9) | 544 (32.1) | <0.001 |
| Caucasian (%) | 1607 (94.9) | 1584 (93.5) | 1494 (88.2) | <0.001 |
| Married/cohabiting (%) | 1298 (76.6) | 1297 (76.5) | 1249 (73.7) | 0.05 |
| High occupational position (%) | 445 (26.3) | 359 (21.1) | 201 (11.9) | <0.001 |
| University or higher (%) | 749 (44.2) | 602 (35.5) | 384 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Leisure time physical activity (%) | 957 (56.5) | 907 (53.5) | 851 (50.2) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD) | 121.5 (16.1) | 122.9 (16.6) | 124.5 (16.6) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD) | 76.9 (10.4) | 77.1 (10.4) | 78.2 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 406 (24.0) | 461 (27.2) | 568 (33.5) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes (%) | 52 (3.4) | 63 (3.7) | 107 (6.3) | <0.001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (SD) | 25.3 (3.1) | 25.9 (3.8) | 26.9 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| Current smoking (%) | 85 (5.0) | 123 (7.3) | 234 (13.8) | <0.001 |
| Energy intake, KJ/d (SD) | 9504.4 (2266.0) | 9110.7 (2162.5) | 8512.5 (2165.9) | <0.001 |