Table 1.
General characteristics of the participants in the study based on tertiles (T) of MIND diet score
| MIND diet score | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (< 6) (n = 294) | T2 (6.5–7.5) (n = 278) | T3 (8<) (n = 264) | ||
| Mean ± SD | ||||
| Age (year) | 43.6 ± 10.7 | 45.9 ± 10.6 | 44.7 ± 10.7 | 0.03 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.3 ± 12.7 | 74.1 ± 14.4 | 74.3 ± 13.4 | 0.16 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 4.22 | 28.1 ± 5.06 | 27.9 ± 4.69 | 0.09 |
| WC (cm) | 91.7 ± 11.8 | 93.0 ± 12.7 | 91.7 ± 12.4 | 0.34 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 119.8 ± 19.1 | 119.7 ± 24.4 | 119.3 ± 23.1 | 0.95 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.4 ± 11.9 | 77.9 ± 14.7 | 78.3 ± 14.8 | 0.79 |
| N (%) | ||||
| Sex, n (%) | 0.37 | |||
| Male | 83 (31.8) | 93 (35.6) | 85 (32.6) | |
| Female | 211 (36.7) | 185 (32.2) | 179 (31.1) | |
| Smoking, n (%) | 0.09 | |||
| Not smoking | 278 (36.6) | 248 (32.7) | 233 (30.7) | |
| Quit smoking | 6 (18.2) | 13 (39.4) | 14 (42.4) | |
| Smoking | 10 (22.7) | 17 (38.6) | 17 (38.6) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.43 | |||
| Illiterate | 23 (31.9) | 28 (38.9) | 21 (29.2) | |
| Under diploma | 75 (33.8) | 71 (32.0) | 76 (34.2) | |
| Diploma | 102 (39.8) | 75 (29.3) | 79 (30.9) | |
| Educated | 94 (32.9) | 104 (36.4) | 88 (30.8) | |
| Occupation, n(%) | 0.89 | |||
| Employee | 74 (34.3) | 77 (35.6) | 65 (30.1) | |
| Housekeeper | 172 (36.4) | 148 (31.4) | 152 (32.2) | |
| Retired | 40 (32.5) | 43 (35.0) | 40 (32.5) | |
| Unemployed | 8 (32.0) | 10 (40.0) | 7 (28.0) | |
| Metabolic disorders, n (%) | 0.36 | |||
| Yes | 184 (33.4) | 187 (33.9) | 180 (32.7) | |
| No | 108 (38.3) | 90 (31.9) | 84 (29.8) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | 0.87 | |||
| Single | 35 (39.3) | 28 (31.5) | 26 (29.2) | |
| Married | 236 (34.9) | 224 (33.1) | 217 (32.1) | |
| Divorced | 23 (32.9) | 26 (37.1) | 21 (30.0) | |
| Physical activity, n (%) | 0.23 | |||
| Low | 177 (33.3) | 175 (33.0) | 179 (33.7) | |
| Moderate | 117 (38.5) | 102 (33.6) | 85 (28.0) | |
| High | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| General obesity | 69 (29.1) | 95 (40.1) | 73 (30.8) | 0.01 |
| Components of metabolic syndrome | ||||
| Abdominal adiposity | 137 (33.5) | 148 (36.2) | 124 (30.3) | 0.21 |
| Elevated blood pressure | 103 (35.5) | 100 (34.5) | 87 (30.0) | 0.73 |
| High serum TG | 112 (35.4) | 102 (32.3) | 102 (32.3) | 0.88 |
| Reduced serum HDL-C | 148 (41.9) | 106 (30.0) | 99 (28.0) | 0.002 |
| Abnormal glucose homeostasis | 138 (36.1) | 117 (30.6) | 127 (33.2) | 0.32 |
Values are based on mean ± standard deviation or reported percentage
One-way ANOVA for quantitative data and Chi-2 test for qualitative data have been used
MIND diet score: Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay; WC: Waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; mmHg: millimeter of mercury; kg: kilogram; kg/m2: kilogram per meter2
P value less than 0.05 was considered significant