Table 6.
Lifestyle and cardiometabolic characteristics of PREDIMED-Plus participants at baseline according to tertiles of the sQ-HPF score
| Tertiles of the sQ-HPF score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (lowest) | T2 | T3 (highest) | p1 | |
| n | 1765 | 1223 | 1412 | |
| Weight (kg) | 83.32 (12.31) | 87.07 (13.07) | 90.68 (13.10) | < 0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 105.92 (9.66) | 107.92 (9.61) | 109.83 (9.45) | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.60 (3.50) | 32.63 (3.43) | 32.53 (3.38) | 0.699 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 114.12 (29.86) | 114.98 (29.89) | 112.94 (29.48) | 0.098 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 198.59 (38.18) | 195.77 (37.63) | 197.35 (38.78) | 0.086 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 146.33 (72.04) | 153.74 (76.26) | 161.05 (90.55) | < 0.001 |
| Sleep time (hours/day) | 7.00 (1.24) | 7.04 (1.23) | 7.09 (1.16) | 0.142 |
| TV time (hours/day) | 3.72 (1.82) | 3.89 (1.92) | 4.05 (2.02) | < 0.001 |
| Sedentariness (%) | 717 (40.6) | 549 (44.9) | 727 (51.5) | < 0.001 |
| Binge eating (%) | 114 (6.5) | 80 (6.5) | 119 (8.4) | 0.066 |
| N° binges/weeka | 2.37 (1.73) | 2.48 (1.83) | 2.6 (1.81) | 0.613 |
| Snacking (%) | 469 (26.6) | 326 (26.7) | 430 (30.5) | 0.029 |
Data shown as “mean (standard deviation, SD)” for continuous variables and as “number of subjects (%)” for categorical variables. One-way ANOVA test used for continuous variables and Chi-squared test used for categorical variables. Significant p-values (< 0.05) shown in bold
BMI Body Mass Index, PA Physical activity
1For continuous variables, p-values are adjusted for age, sex, recruitment center, energy intake, physical activity level, medication for blood pressure and diabetes, working status, educational level, and civil status
aNumber of binges per week is calculated for those who answered “yes” to the question “binge eating” (overall n = 313, n by tertiles: T1 = 114, T2 = 80, T3 = 119). N = 4400