Table 2. Characteristics of participants by quartile of major dietary patterns.
Abbreviations: CNY, China Yuan; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; MET, metabolic equivalent.
| Characteristics | Newly affluent southern pattern | Balanced pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q4 | P trend | Q1 | Q4 | P trend | |
| N | 1,196 | 1,194 | 1,195 | 1,194 | ||
| Age, years | 48.35 | 44.82 | <0.01 | 48.65 | 45.71 | <0.01 |
| Female, % | 40.43 | 24.89 | <0.01 | 68.52 | 34.63 | <0.01 |
| Urban area, % | 2.85 | 30.70 | <0.01 | 1.80 | 75.48 | <0.01 |
| Southern area, % | 0.00 | 97.81 | <0.01 | 56.05 | 28.80 | <0.01 |
| Middle school or above, % | 56.93 | 51.46 | 0.02 | 48.45 | 66.81 | <0.01 |
| Household income ≥35000 | 3.44 | 17.22 | <0.01 | 4.23 | 21.41 | <0.01 |
| CNY/year, % | ||||||
| Manual worker, % | 72.47 | 67.10 | 0.02 | 79.58 | 58.48 | <0.01 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.40 | 24.20 | 0.05 | 23.85 | 24.21 | 0.03 |
| WC, cm | 80.10 | 81.50 | 0.30 | 80.84 | 81.90 | 0.02 |
| WHR | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.06 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.70 |
| SBP, mmHg | 136.05 | 137.55 | 0.79 | 140.87 | 134.45 | <0.01 |
| Regular smoker, % | 37.87 | 36.82 | 0.93 | 38.84 | 35.62 | 0.09 |
| Weekly drinker, % | 10.89 | 23.46 | <0.01 | 14.74 | 21.11 | <0.01 |
| Physical activity, MET-h/day | 25.15 | 21.43 | <0.01 | 23.03 | 21.56 | 0.04 |
| Fasting time, h | 4.28 | 4.24 | 0.82 | 14.24 | 16.24 | 0.14 |
| Diabetes, % | 6.35 | 5.13 | 0.50 | 6.08 | 8.18 | 0.07 |
| Hypertension, % | 41.83 | 45.57 | 0.63 | 49.15 | 42.57 | 0.01 |
| Family history of diabetes, % | 7.17 | 10.96 | 0.04 | 7.05 | 9.62 | 0.06 |