. 2019 Mar 14;11(3):619. doi: 10.3390/nu11030619

Table 2.

General characteristics across the quartiles of dietary pattern scores †.

Parameters	DP1					DP2					DP3					DP4
Parameters	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p for Trend	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p for Trend	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p for Trend	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p for Trend
Number (n)	21	21	21	21		21	21	21	21		21	21	21	21		21	21	21	21
Sex (male)					0.033 *					0.032 *					0.766					0.006 **
n	7	10	14	13		7	12	9	16		12	11	12	9		5	10	13	16
%	33.3	47.6	66.7	61.9		33.3	57.1	42.9	76.2		57.1	52.4	57.1	42.9		23.8	47.6	61.9	76.2
Age (years)					0.023 *					0.485					0.021*					0.281
Mean	23.5	24.4	25.1	26.3		25.0	25.8	24.0	24.6		24.1	23.9	24.4	27.0		26.0	24.2	25.0	24.2
SD	4.4	3.6	3.7	4.4		4.6	4.1	4.1	3.5		4.5	2.7	3.7	4.6		4.3	3.5	4.7	3.7
BMI (kg/m²)					0.429					0.555					0.281					0.061
Mean	22.8	23.5	22.9	23.7		22.8	23.2	23.6	23.2		23.0	22.8	23.1	23.9		22.7	22.4	24.0	23.7
SD	2.7	2.7	2.1	3.0		2.9	2.8	2.1	2.7		2.8	2.8	2.5	2.4		2.6	2.1	2.7	2.8
Current smoker					0.364					0.630					0.483					0.056
n	1	4	3	5		5	2	3	3		2	5	2	4		2	1	3	7
%	4.8	19.0	14.3	23.8		23.8	9.5	14.3	14.3		9.5	23.8	9.5	19.0		9.5	4.8	14.3	33.3
Current drinker					0.886					0.196					0.006 **					0.001 **
n	19	18	17	19		16	19	19	19		20	20	19	14		12	21	20	20
%	90.5	85.7	81.0	90.5		76.2	90.5	90.5	90.5		95.2	95.2	90.5	66.7		57.1	100	95.2	95.2
Regular exerciser ‡					0.015 *					0.049 *					0.049 *					0.728
n	15	13	16	21		13	17	16	19		15	13	18	19		17	15	18	15
%	71.4	61.9	76.2	100.0		61.9	81.0	76.2	90.5		71.4	61.9	85.7	90.5		81.0	71.4	85.7	71.4
Energy intake (kcal)					<0.001 ***					<0.001 ***					0.206					0.111
Mean	1460	1924	2327	2743		1667	1708	2244	2836		1994	1972	2246	2243		1911	2042	2223	2280
SD	455	975	622	526		580	453	597	963		742	746	698	1051		656	1173	692	629

DP, dietary pattern; BMI, body mass index; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; † Analysis of variance for continuous variables (presented as mean values and standard deviations) and chi-square analysis for categorical variables (presented as numbers and percentages), with a linear trend test across the quartiles of dietary pattern scores (Q1–Q4). ‡ Subjects reported regularly exercising at least once per week.