Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 59) by self-rated adherence to dietary and physical activity prescriptions
| Dietary adherencea,b | Physical activity adherenceb,c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All | Low | High | Low | High |
| Study arm, n (%)d | |||||
| IER+MEDe | 29 (49.2) | 14 (48.3) | 15 (51.7) | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) |
| DASHf | 30 (50.8) | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | 16 (53.3) | 14 (46.7) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
| Men | 18 (30.5) | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 8 (44.4) | 10 (55.6) |
| Women | 41 (69.5) | 24 (58.5) | 17 (41.5) | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) |
| Visceral adipose tissue, n (%) | |||||
| Highg (80 or 90 to < 150 cm2) | 40 (67.8) | 23 (57.5) | 17 (42.5) | 20 (50.0) | 20 (50.0) |
| Very high (≥ 150 cm2) | 19 (32.2) | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
| Chinese | 8 (13.6) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) |
| Japanese | 37 (62.7) | 17 (45.9) | 20 (54.1) | 15 (40.5) | 22 (59.5) |
| Korean | 7 (11.9) | 5 (71.4) | 2(28.6) | 7 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Mixed Asian | 7 (11.9) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) |
| Other characteristics, mean ± SD | |||||
| Age, years | 47.4 ± 5.1 | 46.1 ± 5.3 | 48.9 ± 4.4 | 45.9 ± 5.7 | 48.9 ± 4.0 |
| Weight, kg | 80.4 ± 12.4 | 78.2 ± 11.4 | 82.8 ± 13.4 | 80.0 ± 11.3 | 80.7 ± 13.4 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 30.7 ± 3.4 | 30.2 ± 3.4 | 31.2 ± 3.3 | 30.5 ± 3.6 | 31.0 ± 3.1 |
aSelf-rated dietary adherence ranging from zero being not at all to ten being following the plan very well, split by median adherence (7.3)
bImputed values for missing adherence data
cSelf-rated physical activity adherence ranging from zero being not at all to ten being following the plan very well, split by median adherence (7.1)
dColumn percentages for overall column and row percentages for data by self-rated adherence level
eIntermittent energy restriction combined with a Mediterranean diet (IER + MED)
fEuenergetic Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet (DASH)
gWomen at ≥ 80 cm2 and men at ≥ 90 cm2