Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants by quartiles of posteriori and priori dietary patterns in the participants of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (n = 4793)
| Â | Quartiles of healthy dietary pattern score | P trend | Quartiles of unhealthy dietary pattern score | P trend | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
n | 1198 | 1198 | 1199 | 1198 | Â | 1198 | 1198 | 1199 | 1198 | Â |
Age (years) | 36.5 (12.5) | 37.6 (12.8) | 39.4 (12.6) | 42.1 (12.5) |  < 0.001 | 43.4 (13.1) | 40.1 (12.8) | 37.0 (12.0) | 35.1 (11.7) |  < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 (4.7) | 26.7 (4.2) | 26.2 (4.4) | 26.2 (4.4) |  < 0.001 | 26.1 (4.6) | 26.9 (4.5) | 26.7 (4.7) | 26.0(4.4) | 0.810 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.51 (0.93) | 1.47 (1.45) | 1.46 (0.88) | 1.53 (0.94) | 0.66 | 1.43 (0.8) | 1.45 (1.0) | 1.54 (1.4) | 1.56 (0.91) | 0.017 |
SBP (mmHg) | 108 (11.6) | 108 (11.8) | 108 (12.2) | 108 (11.8) | 0.713 | 104 (12.5) | 109(11.8) | 108 (11.5) | 107 (11.5) | 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 75.0 (8.2) | 73.12 (8.7) | 73.18 (8.3) | 72.5 (8.45) | 0.310 | 73.1 (8.4) | 73.1 (8.6) | 72.8 (8.4) | 72.7 (8.4) | 0.412 |
Low PAL (%) | 75.6 | 73.2 | 70.8 | 64.9 |  < 0.001 | 69.9 | 70.8 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 0.621 |
FH-CVD (%) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 0.170 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.854 |
Diabetes (%) | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 7.9 |  < 0.001 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 |  < 0.001 |
Current smoker (%) | 30 | 25.4 | 19.8 | 13.9 |  < 0.001 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 24.4 | 35.1 |  < 0.001 |
| Â | Quartile of DASH score | P trend | Quartile of HEI-2015 score | P trend | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
n | 1254 | 932 | 1328 | 1279 | Â | 1212 | 1231 | 1183 | 1167 | Â |
Age (years) | 34.1 (11.46) | 37.5 (11.9) | 39.6 (12.5) | 44.1 (12.9) |  < 0.001 | 36.9 (12.1) | 37.7 (12.4) | 39.3 (12.8) | 41.9 (13.2) |  < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 (4.6) | 26.4 (4.5) | 26.7 (4.4) | 27.5 (4.51) |  < 0.001 | 27.4 (4.5) | 26.5 (4.5) | 26.4 (4.5) | 26.3 (4.6) |  < 0.001 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.40 (0.8) | 1.49 (0.9) | 1.52 (1.4) | 1.53 (0.93) | 0.007 | 1.40 (0.85) | 1.51 (1.47) | 1.49 (0.89) | 1.52 (1.01) | 0.84 |
SBP (mmHg) | 109 (12.0) | 108 (11.6) | 109 (12.0) | 107 (11.7) |  < 0.001 | 109 (11.8) | 108 (11.9) | 108 (12.0) | 107 (11.7) |  < 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 72.5 (8.5) | 72.9 (8.64) | 73.1 (8.52) | 73.2 (8.2) | 0.742 | 73.01 (8.5) | 72.6 (8.5) | 72.8 (8.5) | 73.3 (8.2) | 0.120 |
Low PAL (%) | 75.2 | 74.5 | 71.5 | 64.3 |  < 0.001 | 76.3 | 72.9 | 68.8 | 66.3 |  < 0.001 |
FH-CVD (%) | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.612 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.342 |
Diabetes (%) | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.7 |  < 0.001 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0. 654 |
Current smoker (%) | 32.5 | 25.8 | 19.3 | 13.4 |  < 0.001 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 16.2 |  < 0.001 |