Table 3.

Pearson’s correlation for changes in the Healthy Diet Score components and clinical markers between baseline and first year for all participants

	BMI (kg/m2)	WC (cm)	WHtR	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)	Heart rate (bpm)	TC (mmol/l)	LDL (mmol/l)	HDL (mmol/l)	Glucose (mmol/l)	TG (mmol/l)
Total score	− 0.143**	− 0.116**	− 0.123**	ns	ns	ns	−0.127**	− 0.114**	ns	ns	ns
Breakfast	−0.061*	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Vegetables	−0.077**	−0.080**	−0.070**	ns	ns	ns	−0.052*	ns	ns	ns	−0.050*
Fruit and berries	−0.064*	−0.069**	− 0.061*	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Sugary drinks	ns	ns	ns	0.053*	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Whole-grain	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	−0.065*	−0.062*	ns	ns	ns
Nuts and seeds	ns	−0.052*	−0.052*	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Low-fat dairy	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Oils and fats	−0.052*	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Red meat	−0.089**	−0.077**	− 0.078**	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Sweet snacks	−0.120**	−0.098**	− 0.103**	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	−0.061*	ns	ns
Salty snacks	−0.061*	−0.073**	− 0.070**	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	−0.058*	ns	ns
Family meals	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

*p <  0.05 and **p <  0.01. ns non-significant

BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, WHtR Waist-to-Height ratio, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, LDL LDL-cholesterol, HDL HDL-cholesterol, TG Triglycerides