Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Participant characteristics | Diverticulosis |
No diverticulosis |
|---|---|---|
| n = 128 | n = 182 | |
| Age at follow-up interview, y | 63 ± 7 | 60 ± 6 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 51% | 36% |
| Female | 49% | 64% |
| Race | ||
| White | 80% | 83% |
| Black | 19% | 15% |
| Other | 2% | 2% |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never | 51% | 65% |
| Former | 42% | 27% |
| Current | 7% | 8% |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | ||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 2% | 3% |
| Normal (18.5–25) | 30% | 38% |
| Overweight (25–30) | 33% | 27% |
| Obese (>30) | 35% | 32% |
| Physical activity per d, metabolic equivalent of task, min | 1776 ± 278 | 1758 ± 220 |
| Daily dietary intake | ||
| Total energy intake, kilocalories | 2131 ± 795 | 1996 ± 755 |
| Total fiber, grams | 21 ± 9 | 20 ± 10 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use per mo | ||
| Never | 75% | 63% |
| 1–4 Times | 6% | 18% |
| >4 Times | 19% | 19% |
| Aspirin use per mo | ||
| Never | 66% | 74% |
| 1–4 Times | 2% | 2% |
| >4 Times | 31% | 24% |
| Alcohol use, drinks per mo | 12 ± 22 | 10 ± 15 |
Data are given as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.