Table 1.
Characteristics of the registry population (t = R; n = 6,869) used to derive the DP and characteristics of the population followed up for 10 years as part of the SOS study control group (t = 0; n = 2,037) (Adapted from Ref. 20)
| t = R | t = 0 | t = R | t = 0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||||
| Measure | n = 2,605 | n = 590 | P‐value | n = 4,264 | n = 1,447 | P‐value |
| Age (years) | 47.5 ± 5.9 | 46.8 ± 5.8 | 0.01 | 47.1 ± 6.1 | 47.6 ± 6.2 | 0.006 |
| Smoking (%) | 24.1 | 23.7 | 0.78 | 23.3 | 18.8 | 0.0003 |
| Weight (kg) | 121.9 ± 16.7 | 126.8 ± 14.4 | 0.001 | 112.6 ± 14.0 | 112.9 ± 13.9 | 0.52 |
| Height (m) | 1.79 ± 0.07 | 1.80 ± 0.07 | 0.001 | 1.65 ± 0.06 | 1.65 ± 0.06 | 0.80 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 38.2 ± 4.6 | 39.2 ± 4.1 | 0.001 | 41.5 ± 4.4 | 41.6 ± 4.2 | 0.45 |
| Total energy intake (kcal) | 3,246 ± 1,238 | 3,160 ± 1,146 | 0.12 | 2,762 ± 1,144 | 2,705 ± 1,121 | 0.11 |
| Saturated fat intake (% total energy) | 15.8 ± 3.0 | 16.0 ± 3.1 | 0.24 | 16.5 ± 3.1 | 16.5 ± 3.1 | 0.93 |
| Fiber density (g/1,000 kcal) | 8.0 ± 2.5 | 8.0 ± 3.0 | 0.42 | 9.1 ± 2.5 | 9.4 ± 2.6 | 0.0002 |
| Dietary energy density (kcal/g) | 1.83 ± 0.38 | 1.82 ± 0.37 | 0.88 | 1.73 ± 0.37 | 1.70 ± 0.37 | 0.002 |
Data are means ± SD.