Table 2.

Changes in continuous variables for every 10 years in the cohort (n = 1,324)

	Baseline	Change	P-value
Systolic Blood pressure (mmHg)^a	116.2(13.2)	5.65	< 0.001
Diastolic Blood pressure (mmHg)^a	71.8(10.0)	7.59	< 0.001
Soft drink intake (servings/day)^a	0.4(0.7)	-0.12	0.028
Non-caloric soft drink intake (servings/day)^a	0.1(0.4)	-0.01	0.904
Total energy intake (kcal/day)^a	2128.6(877.7)	-425.7	< 0.001
Alcohol (g/day)^b	0.8(0.2–3.2)	-0.6	0.421
Physical activity (hrs. per week)^b	1.5(0.4–3.9)	-0.5	0.132
BMI (kg/m²)^a	26.5(4.5)	1.2	< 0.001

^aMean (SD)

^bp50 (IQR)