Table 1.
Participants characteristics by Healthy Lifestyle Score categories in the Hortega Study (n = 1016)
| Overall | Low HLS (0–1 points) |
Moderate HLS (2 points) |
High HLS (3–5 points) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 1016 | 491 (46.41) | 310 (30.39) | 215 (23.20) |
| Age, years, mean (SE) | 48.54 (17.07) | 51.41 (16.96) | 49.88 (16.67) | 41.03 (15.54) |
| Sex, Male, n (%) | 511 (48.96) | 280 (55.50) | 126 (39.87) | 105 (47.80) |
| Education, ≤High school, n (%) | 725 (68.99) | 374 (74.65) | 227 (70.55) | 124 (55.63) |
| Energy intake, Kilocalories/day, mean (SE) | 2235.80 (705.81) | 2193.93 (705.76) | 2236.69 (697.55) | 2318.41 (709.44) |
| Prevalent type 2 diabetes, Yes, n (%) | 94 (6.99) | 59 (8.98) | 30 (7.82) | 5 (1.94) |
| Prevalent dyslipidaemia, Yes, n (%) | 538 (51.74) | 291 (58.94) | 167 (52.92) | 80 (35.81) |
| Prevalent hypertension, Yes, n (%) | 441 (36.50) | 259 (44.42) | 131 (37.11) | 51 (19.83) |
| Healthy Lifestyle Score (HLS) components | ||||
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SE) | 26.17 (4.18) | 27.44 (4.01) | 26.11 (4.41) | 23.72 (2.92) |
| Leisure time physical activity, METs-minute/week, mean (SE) | 463.57 (1280.05) | 149.13 (607.17) | 324.36 (770.99) | 1274.99 (2160.09) |
| 8-point aMED (alcohol excluded), mean (SE) | 3.70 (1.62) | 3.11 (1.30) | 4.06 (1.68) | 4.42 (1.70) |
| Alcohol intake, grams/day, mean (SE) | 11.81 (21.97) | 15.21 (28.80) | 7.93 (13.14) | 10.08 (12.20) |
| Smoking status, Never smoker, n (%) | 466 (43.64) | 137 (23.69) | 179 (54.92) | 150 (68.76) |
Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index; aMED alternate Mediterranean Diet score; HLS Healthy Lifestyle Score; MET Metabolic Equivalent of Task; SE standard error