. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 28.

Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2020 Jan 21;123(8):951–958. doi: 10.1017/S0007114520000112

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of PREMIER subjects according to baseline intake of dairy and fruits and vegetables

	Baseline Dairy Intake (servings/day)						Baseline Fruit & Vegetables (servings/day)
Subject Characteristics	<1		l-<2		≥2		<3		3-<5		≥5
n	278		238		149		232		224		209
Age (n, column percent)
% ≤40 yrs	34 (12.2%)		35 (14.7%)		19(12.8%)		43 (18.5%)		31 (13.8%)		14 (6.7%)
% 41–55 yrs	169(60.8%)		138(58.0%)		90 (60.4%)		148 (63.8%)		130(58.0%)		119(56.9%)
% ≥56 yrs	75 (27.0%)		65 (27.3%)		40 (26.8%)		41 (17.7%)		63(28.1%)		76 (36.4%)
Sex (n, % female)	184(66.2%)		147(61.8%)		76(51.0%)		154(66.4%)		145 (64.7%)		108(61.7%)
Race (n, % African American)	132(47.5%)		63 (26.5%)		21 (14.1%)		94 (40.5%)		75 (33.5%)		47 (22.5%)
Intervention assignment
Control	95 (34.2%)		76(31.9%)		52 (34.9%)		84 (36.2%)		77 (34.4%)		62 (29.7%)
Lifestyle	103(37.1%)		69 (29.0%)		47(31.5%)		73(31.5%)		77 (34.4%)		69 (33.0%)
Lifestyle plus DASH	80 (28.8%)		93 (39.1%)		50 (33.6%)		75 (32.3%)		70(31.3%)		78 (37.3%)
	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.	Mean	s.d.
Dairy (svg/d)	0.47	0.31	1.43	0.29	2.90	0.92	1.25	1.10	1.35	1.03	1.50	1.04
Fruits and vegetables (svg/d)	3.91	2.23	4.2	2.36	4.63	2.37	1.89	0.78	4.06	0.59	6.84	1.79
Energy intake (kcals)	1776	538	1948	582	2314	682	1839	586	1926	661	2124	584
% calories from fat	33.4	7.8	32.7	7.3	33.0	7.7	35.6	7.2	32.7	7.1	30.7	7.7
% calories from saturated fat	10.2	3.1	10.9	2.7	12.1	3.7	11.9	3.0	10.9	3.0	9.8	3.2
% calories from carbs	51.4	10.5	51.6	8.3	51.1	9.1	48.9	9.1	51.6	9.2	54.1	9.4
% calories from protein	15.3	4.4	15.9	3.7	16.3	3.3	15.3	4.2	15.8	3.6	16.2	4.0
Sodium (mg)	2923	1100	3091	1085	3595	1427	3056	1135	3055	1282	3304	1174
Potassium (mg)	2279	808	2602	799	3287	978	1967	663	2573	779	3385	743
K:Na Ratio	0.86	0.39	0.92	0.40	1.03	0.50	0.70	0.32	0.94	0.35	1.14	0.47
Weight (lbs)	208	39	208	40	213	42	211.9	39.6	206.2	39.0	209.6	42.5
BMI (kg/m²)	33.2	5.7	32.7	5.5	32.8	5.8	33.8	5.7	32.8	5.4	32.3	5.8
SBP	134.4	9.5	134.4	9.6	135.8	9.6	134.5	9.4	135.0	9.9	134.7	9.5
DBP	84.1	4.1	84.7	4.1	84.9	4.1	84.6	4.0	84.4	4.2	84.6	4.1
Physical activity (min/wk)^*	193	237	240	411	237	254	240	383	188	288	230	246

Moderate to vigorous physical activity