Table 2.
Cardiometabolic risk variables for women across combined groups of adherence to a MedDiet (low adherence vs. optimal adherence), and muscular fitness (low muscular fitness vs. high muscular fitness).
| Characteristics | High MF/Optimal MedDiet (n = 407) | Low MF Optimal MedDiet (n = 210) | High MF Low MedDiet (n = 73) | Low MF Low MedDiet (n = 24) | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 69.3 (68.5–70.0) b | 72.7 (71.8–73.7) a,c | 68.8 (66.7–70.0) b | 72.7 (69.9–75.5) | 13.2 | <0.001 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 110.4 (109.4–111.4) | 110.4 (108.9–111.8) | 109.9 (107.6–12.3) | 113.1 (109.0–117.1) | 0.5 | 0.620 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 71.3 (70.1–72.2) | 72.7 (71.5–74.1) | 70.0 (67.9–72.1) | 73.8 (70.3–77.3) | 2.4 | 0.064 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 43.3 (42.1–44.4) d | 41.1 (39.5–42.6) | 44.5 (42.0–47.1) d | 36.0 (32.0–40.1) a | 5.3 | 0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 88.0 (83.9–92.1) | 86.1 (80.5–90.7) | 86.0 (63.0–94.7) | 78.8 (63.0–94.7) | 0.4 | 0.713 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 87.3 (86.3–88.3) | 87.6 (86.2–89.0) | 86.4 (84.1–88.2) | 88.9 (85.1–92.8) | 0.5 | 0.673 |
| MetS score | −4.2 (−4.4–−3.8) b,d | −3.4 (−3.8–−1.9) | −4.4 (−5.0–−3.9) b,d | −2.9 (−3.8–−2.0) | 6.1 | <0.001 |
| Men | ||||||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 75.7 (74.7–76.7) b | 82.3 (81.05–83.7) | 75.9 (73.2–78.7) | 82.07 (78.6–85) | 23.4 | <0.001 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 118.8 (117.4–120.2) b | 122.2 (120.2–124.1) a | 117.6 (113.7–121.4) | 118.7 (112.8–122.6) | 3.3 | 0.019 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | 72.3 (71.2–73.4) b | 76.4 (74.9–77.9) a,c | 70.8 (67.7–73.9) b | 74.0 (70.1–77.9) | 7.0 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 39.7 (38.6–40.7) b,d | 37.0 (35.5–38.5) a | 39.7 (36.8–43.0) d | 32.4 (28.5–36.1) | 6.2 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 89.0 (83.8–94.2) b | 106.5 (99.3–113.6) | 87.6 (72.7–102.5) | 91.5 (73.3–109.7) | 5.3 | 0.001 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 88.0 (86.9–89.0) | 89.1 (87.7–90.5) c | 84.3 (81.4–87.2) | 89.2 (85.6–92.8) | 2.9 | 0.033 |
| MetS score | −4.3 (−4.5–−3.8) b,d | −2.3 (−2.7–−1.9) a,c | −4.6 (−5.4–−3.7) b,d | −2.5 (−3.5–−1.5) | 19.3 | <0.001 |
Data are mean and confidence intervals adjusted for age, university, ethnicity and tobacco use; a Significantly different from high MF/optimal MedDiet; b Significantly different from low MF/optimal MedDiet; c Significantly different from high MF/low Diet; d Significantly different from low MF/low Diet; MF: muscular fitness; MedDiet: Mediterranean diet.