Table 3.
Demographic and health characteristics by tertile of the four dietary patternsa
| AHEI-2010 | MSB | RF | FVS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject characteristics | T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 |
| Age (y) | 44.2 ± 0.20 | 46.5 ± 0.20 | 46.6 ± 0.19 | 48.7 ± 0.19 | 47.1 ± 0.20 | 41.5 ± 0.18 | 49.0 ± 0.21 | 45.8 ± 0.19 | 42.5 ± 0.18 | 44.5 ± 0.19 | 46.5 ± 0.19 | 46.4 ± 0.19 |
| Gender (%) | ||||||||||||
| Male | 53.2 | 50.4 | 47.1 | 53.7 | 44.7 | 52.2 | 36.6 | 47.5 | 66.6 | 52.9 | 48.7 | 49.1 |
| Female | 46.8 | 49.6 | 52.9 | 46.3 | 55.3 | 47.8 | 63.4 | 52.5 | 33.4 | 47.1 | 51.3 | 50.9 |
| Residence (%) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | 54.2 | 57.9 | 52.4 | 72 | 53.3 | 39.3 | 58.2 | 54.7 | 51.6 | 53.7 | 55.7 | 55.1 |
| Urban | 45.8 | 42.1 | 47.6 | 28 | 46.7 | 60.7 | 41.8 | 45.3 | 48.4 | 46.3 | 44.3 | 44.9 |
| Wealth status (%) | ||||||||||||
| Poorest | 19.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 20 | 18.6 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.3 | 21 | 19.4 |
| Poor | 20.8 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 26.7 | 21.7 | 15 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 22 | 22.4 | 19 |
| Middle | 20.9 | 21.8 | 17.8 | 33.7 | 18.1 | 8.7 | 24.6 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 19.8 |
| Rich | 18.6 | 18.5 | 20.9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 17.3 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 19.8 |
| Richest | 20.5 | 16.4 | 19.5 | 7.8 | 17.3 | 31.3 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 20 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 22 |
| Currently smoking (%) | 28.7 | 27.6 | 24.7 | 30.1 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 32.6 | 29.1 | 26.7 | 25.1 |
| Currently drinking (%) | 50.2 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 46.7 | 45.4 | 55.2 | 40.9 | 47.1 | 59.3 | 53 | 46.5 | 47.8 |
| BMI status (%) | ||||||||||||
| CED | 12.3 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 15 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| normal | 59.9 | 59.5 | 59.4 | 63.4 | 58.5 | 56.8 | 59.4 | 59.2 | 60.2 | 59 | 60.1 | 59.6 |
| overweight | 22.2 | 21.9 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 23.6 | 26.3 | 20.1 | 23 | 25 | 23.2 | 22.1 | 22.9 |
| obesity | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 8 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.2 | 6 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Hypertension (%) | 24.4 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 22.6 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 24.8 |
| Diabetes (%) | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 19 | 18 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 18.5 |
| Total cholesterol > 240 mg/dL (%) | 19 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 16.2 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 20.2 |
| LDL-cholesterol > 160 mg/dL (%) | 22.1 | 23.6 | 24.9 | 21.1 | 25.7 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 24 | 24.3 |
| HDL-cholesterol < 40 mg/dL (%) | 59.6 | 61.9 | 59.9 | 67.6 | 59.9 | 53.6 | 60.2 | 60.2 | 61 | 61.6 | 60.7 | 59.1 |
| Triglycerides > 200 mg/dL (%) | 21.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 18.4 | 20.6 | 23.7 | 21.7 | 20.3 | 20.7 |
| AHEI-2010 Score | 10.7 ± 0.04 | 19.0 ± 0.02 | 28.2 ± 0.1 | 20.6 ± 0.1 | 21.0 ± 0.1 | 16.4 ± 0.2 | 18.6 ± 0.1 | 19.7 ± 0.1 | 19.7 ± 0.1 | 18.9 ± 0.1 | 19.2 ± 0.1 | 19.8 ± 0.1 |
aValues are means ± standard errors or percentages. Abbreviations: AHEI: alternative healthy eating index; MSB: meat and sweetened beverages pattern; RF: rice and fish pattern; FVS: fruit, vegetables and snack pattern; BMI: body mass index; CED: chronic energy deficiency. bMissing values (Blood Pressure:659, Total Cholesterol:2196, HDL-cholesterol:2196, LDL:2204, BMI:909)