Table 3.

Basic characteristics of patients according to dietary patterns quintile

Patients characteristics	Quintile of healthy pattern score				Quintile of unhealthy pattern score
	Q1 (lowest)	Q3	Q5 (highest)	P value	Q1 (lowest)	Q3	Q5 (highest)	P value
Age (y)	47.24±10.22	52.58±9.06	49.99±9.45	0.003**	53.38±9.32	49.21±9.32	45.11±7.88	0.0001***
Sex (%)				0.0001***
Male      Female	70 30	54 46	34 66		41 59	46 54	66 34	0.006**
BMI (Kg/m2)	30.69±4.87	29.71±2.80	31.31±4.43	0.054	30.51±3.74	31.14±5.53	30.56±4.21	0.797
Physical activity (MET-h/wk)1	336.08±550.97	463.30±703.08	844.23±1075.91	0.0001***	627.54±837.68	410.43±606.20	527.14±749.70	0.445
Current smoker (%)	22.8	16.3	14	0.003**	12.9	14	29.9	0.0001***
Energy intake (kcal/d)	2569±714	2348±707	2401±673	0.068	2564±798	2338±642	2472±654	0.309
Cholesterol (mg/d)2	169.84±113.05	200.74±93.13	200.21±78.67	0.0001***	142.85±71.78	189.81±78.56	241.97±102.92	0.0001***
Saturated fat (g/d)2	24.01±7.47	23.41±5.35	23.04±6.56	0.523	20.96±5.47	24.12±5.76	25.17±6.02	0.0001***
Monounsaturated fat (g/d)2	25.30±7.56	26.32±10.89	24.33±5.35	0.600	23.89±6.54	23.13±5.6	25.70±5.57	0.013*
Polyunsaturated fat (g/d)2	15.98±6.44	16.12±5.76	14.01±4.03	0.010*	14.50±5.54	13.31±3.58	15.41±4.80	0.037*
Fiber (g/d)2	41.41±20.01	45.17±20.36	48.56±17.40	0.0001***	52.76±16.67	41.32±15.34	37.46±11.51	0.0001***
Protein (g/d)2	78.37±14.67	84.49±13.51	95.00±18.40	0.0001***	90.33±16.50	84.74±18.37	84.14±14.97	0.099
Carbohydrate (g/d)2	338.78±44.28	339.57±48.08	340.97±35.29	0.903	345.34±39.01	349.15±37.12	329.77±36.86	0.004**

All data were expressed as mean±SD or percentage

One-way ANOVA was used

¹ Metabolic equivalent (energy need per kilogram of body weight per hour of activity divided by the energy need per kilogram of body weight per hour at rest) hours per week

² Energy adjusted

^* p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^*** P<0.001