Table 1.
Cardiometabolic characteristics by diet quality scorea
| Characteristic | Total (N = 7736) | Optimal (N = 1020) | Good (N = 3488) | Suboptimal (N = 2941) | Poor (N = 287) |
| Cardiovascular and metabolic | |||||
| Hypertensionb | 2774 (36%) | 353 (35%) | 1218 (35%) | 1089 (37%) | 114 (40%) |
| ASCVD risk score (%) | 4.5 (2.1–7.0) | 3.9 (1.9–6.6) | 4.3 (2.0–6.8) | 4.9 (2.4–7.3) | 5.1 (2.7–7.4) |
| 0 to <2.5 | 2150 (28%) | 317 (31%) | 1025 (29%) | 744 (25%) | 64 (22%) |
| 2.5 to <5 | 2046 (26%) | 289 (28%) | 943 (27%) | 740 (25%) | 74 (26%) |
| 5 to <7.5 | 1881 (24%) | 223 (22%) | 827 (24%) | 753 (26%) | 78 (27%) |
| 7.5–10 | 1097 (14%) | 125 (12%) | 464 (13%) | 462 (16%) | 46 (16%) |
| >10 | 562 (7%) | 66 (6%) | 229 (7%) | 242 (8%) | 25 (9%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.8 (22.7–29.4) | 24.9 (22.1–28.2) | 25.7 (22.9–29.2) | 26.1 (22.8–30.0) | 26.5 (22.7–29.8) |
| <18.5 | 287 (4%) | 51 (5%) | 120 (3%) | 107 (4%) | 9 (3%) |
| 18.5–24.9 | 3108 (40%) | 464 (45%) | 1421 (41%) | 1117 (38%) | 106 (37%) |
| 25–29.9 | 2648 (34%) | 346 (34%) | 1218 (35%) | 980 (33%) | 104 (36%) |
| 30–34.9 | 1066 (14%) | 108 (11%) | 467 (13%) | 451 (15%) | 40 (14%) |
| 35–39.9 | 412 (5%) | 34 (3%) | 175 (5%) | 189 (6%) | 14 (5%) |
| 40+ | 209 (3%) | 17 (2%) | 86 (2%) | 92 (3%) | 14 (5%) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 92 (84–101) | 90 (84–98) | 91 (84–100) | 93 (84–102) | 94 (85–102) |
| Fasting cholesterol and fasting glucose | |||||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.74 (4.14–5.39) | 4.77 (4.17–5.39) | 4.79 (4.17–5.44) | 4.69 (4.12–5.34) | 4.61 (4.07–5.15) |
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.00 (4.66–5.38) | 4.94 (4.61–5.33) | 5.00 (4.66–5.38) | 5.00 (4.61–5.33) | 4.94 (4.61–5.33) |
Frequency (%) are presented for categorical measures; median with lower and upper quartiles (Q1–Q3) are presented for continuous measures. ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
a
All statistics are calculated out of participants with data collected. Missing data include: BMI (n = 6); waist circumference (n = 103); total cholesterol (n = 357); glucose (n = 402). Thirty-four participants are missing the REAP questionnaire at the time of analysis and are excluded in Total by Diet Quality Score.
b
Hypertension is defined as any of the following: hypertension diagnosis, use of antihypertensive treatment for elevated blood pressure, SBP at least 140 mmHg, DBP at least 90 mmHg.