TABLE 1.
Basic characteristics of study participants between high and low total HEI groups1
| HEI <602 | HEI ≥60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | (n = 17) 46 mucosal samples | (n = 17) 51 mucosal samples | P3 |
| Age, y | |||
| Mean (SD) | 61.2 (5.3) | 63.0 (5.7) | 0.36 |
| Sex, % | |||
| Male | 97.8 | 100 | 0.47 |
| Race, n (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 13 (76.4) | 11 (64.7) | 0.69 |
| African American | 2 (11.8) | 4 (23.5) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (11.8) | 2 (11.8) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), n (%) | |||
| <30 | 3 (17.6) | 6 (35.3) | 0.44 |
| ≥30 (obese) | 14 (82.4) | 11 (64.7) | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 14 (82.4) | 11 (64.7) | 0.44 |
| No | 3 (17.6) | 6 (35.3) | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | 0.17 |
| No | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |||
| Never | 5 (29.4) | 8 (47.1) | 0.48 |
| Ever | 12 (70.6) | 9 (52.9) | |
| Alcohol drinking, n (%) | |||
| Never | 3 (17.7) | 2 (11.8) | 0.80 |
| Former | 4 (23.5) | 6 (35.3) | |
| Current | 10 (58.8) | 9 (52.9) | |
| Segment sites, n (%) | |||
| Cecum | 7 (15.2) | 10 (19.6) | 0.97 |
| Ascending | 10 (21.7) | 8 (15.7) | |
| Transverse | 5 (10.9) | 7 (13.7) | |
| Descending | 5 (10.9) | 6 (11.8) | |
| Sigmoid | 11 (23.9) | 12 (23.5) | |
| Rectum | 8 (17.4) | 8 (15.7) | |
| No. of mucosal biopsies from the same individual | |||
| 1 | 6 | 10 | 0.44 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | |
1HEI, Healthy Eating Index.
2
The median cut-off point for total HEI was 60 in this study population.
3
P values were for the Student's t test or Fisher's exact test