Table 2.
Descriptive statistics per dietary group.
| M (SD)/N(%) |
M(SD)/N(%) | M(SD)/N(%) | M(SD)/N(%) | M(SD)/N(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudent-Moderate | Unhealthy | Low-Fat Dairy | Avoid Meat | Restricted | |
| N | 49,463 (31.4) | 42,663 (27.1) | 32,555 (20.7) | 21,797 (13.9) | 10,876 (6.9) |
| Male | 20,315 (41.1) | 20,143 (47.2) a | 12,054 (37.0) a | 11,287 (51.8) a | 4461 (41.0) a |
| Age | 55.5 (7.7) | 55.9 (7.8) bc | 56.3 (7.6) bc | 56.2 (7.9) ab | 56.4(7.7) bc |
| BMI | 26.2 (4.3) | 27.4 (4.7) bc | 27.3 (4.7) bc | 26.1 (4.3) c | 26.7 (4.8) bc |
| IMD | 13.4 (10.7) | 15.7 (12.6) bc | 14.5 (11.7) bc | 15.5 (12.1) bc | 16.6 (13.2) bc |
| Years in education | 17.1 (4.1) | 15.6 (4.7) bc | 16.3 (4.5) bc | 17.0 (4.3) bc | 16.0 (4.7) bc |
| Annual income d | 32.9 (16.0) | 29.1 (14.9) bc | 31.8 (16.0) bc | 32.2 (16.7) b | 30.6 (16.4) bc |
| Unemployment | 524 (1.1) | 672 (1.6) b | 394 (1.2) | 289 (1.3) | 177 (1.6) b |
| Non-white ethnicity | 956 (1.9) | 1136 (2.7) bc | 697 (2.1) b | 1209 (5.6) bc | 561 (5.2) bc |
| Sleep duration | |||||
| Short | 9592 (19.4) | 9762 (22.9) bc | 7271 (22.3) bc | 4862 (22.3) bc | 2831 (26.0) bc |
| Long | 782 (1.6) | 1111 (2.6) bc | 721 (2.2) bc | 527 (2.4) bc | 326 (3.0) bc |
| DC1 | 0.55 (0.62) | −0.92 (0.72) | 0.10 (0.95) | 0.42 (0.92) | −0.04 (1.12) |
| DC2 | −0.46 (0.37) | −0.25 (0.38) | −0.15 (0.49) | 0.36 (0.56) | 2.84 (1.54) |
| DC3 | 0.14 (0.78) | 0.34 (0.77) | 0.05 (0.94) | −0.90 (1.21) | −0.29 (1.26) |
| DC4 | 0.53 (0.51) | 0.45 (0.47) | −1.55 (0.39) | 0.44 (0.69) | −0.38 (1.10) |
| MVPA quintiles | 3.06 (1.36) | 2.82 (1.43) bc | 2.96 (1.39) bc | 3.11 (1.40) bc | 3.03 (1.43) |
a. significantly different from the prudent-moderate diet group in unadjusted analyses; b. significantly different from the prudent-moderate diet group in unadjusted analyses for men; c. significantly different from the prudent-moderate diet group in unadjusted analyses for women. d. 1000 euros, adjusted for household size. Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; IMD = index of multiple deprivation; DC = dietary component; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.DC1 = prudent diet; DC2 = no wheat/dairy/eggs; DC3 = meat; DC4 = full-cream dairy.