Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of the MASALA study population by dietary pattern in tertiles, 2010–2013^a

	Animal Protein				Fried snacks, Sweets, High-fat dairy				Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, Legumes
	Tertile 1	Tertile 2	Tertile 3	P-value for trend	Tertile 1	Tertile 2	Tertile 3	P-value for trend	Tertile 1	Tertile 2	Tertile 3	P-value for trend
	N=297	N=297	N=298		N=297	N=297	N=298		N=297	N=297	N=298
Women, (%)	176 (59)	138 (46)	106 (36)	<0.001	164 (55)	140 (47)	116 (39)	<0.001	129 (43)	152 (51)	139 (47)	0.59
Age, years	56.2 ± 9.29	55.9 ± 9.36	53.8 ± 9.35	0.001	56.1 ± 9.22	55.5 ± 9.30	54.4 ± 9.57	0.12	54.9 ± 9.56	54.9 ± 9.27	56.1 ± 9.29	0.09
BMI, (m/kg2)	25.7 ± 3.76	26.0 ± 4.02	26.4 ± 5.04	0.003	26.0 ± 4.68	25.7 ± 4.13	26.4 ± 4.10	0.41	26.3 ± 4.49	26.0 ± 3.64	25.8 ± 4.73	0.40
Birth country, (%):				<0.001				0.90				0.95
India	93	90	69		81	87	83		82	85	84
Pakistan	0	3	10		3	4	6		5	4	4
Sri Lanka	0	0	3		2	1	1		2	0	1
United States	1	0	5		3	1	1		3	2	1
Sub-Saharan Africa	3	3	3		5	2	2		3	2	4
Other	3	5	10		6	1	7		5	5	6
Religious affiliation, (%):				0.002				0.97				0.38
Hinduism	84	70	48		68	69	65		65	69	68
Christianity	0	2	7		3	4	3		4	2	3
Islam	0	6	15		5	5	10		9	7	5
Jainism	11	7	1		7	7	5		4	8	6
Sikhism	3	8	12		5	8	10		7	5	10
Other	2	7	17		11	8	7		10	8	7
Family Income>$75K, (%)	70	78	72	0.96	80	74	66	<0.001	69	76	75	0.06
Exercise, log MET-min/weekb	6.97 ± 0.89	7.01 ± 0.88	6.95 ± 1.02	0.32	7.10 ± 0.86	7.05 ± 0.88	6.75 ± 1.02	<0.001	6.79 ± 0.98	6.93 ± 0.94	7.17 ± 0.83	<0.001
Eating out, times/week (%)				<0.001				0.18				0.89
2 or 3	4	9	20		14	10	9		10	13	10
Once	28	37	34		32	31	37		33	33	33
< Once	68	54	46		55	59	54		57	55	57
Energy intake, kcal/d	1620 ± 467	1590 ± 435	1840 ± 566	<0.001	1370 ± 371	1650 ± 398	2030 ± 502	<0.001	1370 ± 383	1640 ± 384	2040 ± 489	<0.001

^aPresented as Mean ± SD unless otherwise specified

^b(MET) metabolic equivalent

^*p<0.01