Table 1.
The mean cumulative dietary pattern scores by baseline characteristics among K-DPP participants (n = 958).
| Snack-Fruit Pattern (Mean (SD)) | p-Value | Rice-Meat-Refined Wheat Pattern (Mean (SD)) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.77 | 0.016 | ||
| ≤45 years (n = 463) | −0.0 (0.7) | 0.0 (0.8) | ||
| >45 years (n = 495) | −0.0 (0.7) | −0.1 (0.7) | ||
| Sex | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Male (n = 491) | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.3 (0.8) | ||
| Female (n = 467) | −0.1 (0.6) | −0.4 (0.5) | ||
| Marital status | 0.22 | <0.001 | ||
| Married (n = 910) | −0.0 (0.7) | 0.0 (0.7) | ||
| Separated/divorced/widowed (n = 38) |
0.1 (0.9) | −0.5 (0.7) | ||
| Never married (n = 10) | 0.3 (0.8) | −0.5 (0.4) | ||
| Education | 0.045 | 0.022 | ||
| Up to primary school (n = 241) | −0.1 (0.7) | −0.0 (0.7) | ||
| Secondary school (n = 564) | 0.0 (0.7) | 0.0 (0.7) | ||
| Tertiary and above (n = 153) | 0.0 (0.8) | −0.2 (0.6) | ||
| Occupation | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Skilled/unskilled (n = 683) | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.1 (0.8) | ||
| Homemaker/unemployed/retired (n = 275) | −0.2 (0.6) | −0.4 (0.5) | ||
| Leisure-time physical activity | <0.001 | 0.015 | ||
| Leisure inactive (n = 762) | −0.1 (0.7) | −0.0 (0.7) | ||
| Leisure active (n = 196) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.1 (0.9) | ||
| Alcohol use | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| No (n = 762) | −0.0 (0.7) | −0.2 (0.6) | ||
| Yes (n = 196) | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.5 (0.9) | ||
| Tobacco use | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| No (n = 777) | −0.0 (0.7) | −0.1 (0.6) | ||
| Yes (n = 181) | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.9) |