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Table 3 Baseline characteristics by tertiles of EVIDENT index score (Women (n = 937))

From: The EVIDENT diet quality index is associated with cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness in adults

 

TERTILE 1 <51.43

TERTILE 2 (51.43 to 53.85)

TERTILE 3 >53.85

 

Mean or N (SD or %)

Mean or N (SD or %)

Mean or N (SD or %)

p value

Age (years)

48.8 ± 14.6

55.1 ± 13.5

57.6 ± 11.5

<0.001

Hypertension (n, %)

87 (29.4)

112 (38.5)

105 (35.8)

0.058

Diabetes (n, %)

22 (7.4)

23 (7.9)

27 (9.1)

0.749

Dyslipidemia (n, %)

94 (33.2)

129 (45.3)

134 (45.9)

0.003

Antihypertensive agents (n, %)

61 (20.6)

75 (25.8)

78 (26.3)

0.206

Antidiabetic agents (n, %)

11 (3.7)

17 (5.8)

21 (7.1)

0.196

Lipid-lowering agents (n, %)

25 (8.4)

42 (14.4)

64 (21.5)

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

119.8 ± 16.9

122.2 ± 18.2

120.4 ± 17.0

0.226

DBP (mmHg)

74.9 ± 11.1

76.0 ± 10.3

75.7 ± 10.3

0.478

Heart rate (bpm)

75.2 ± 11.4

72.1 ± 10.5

72.2 ± 10.4

<0.001

Insulinemia (mg/dL)

8.10 ± 5.92

7.44 ± 6.02

7.72 ± 5.29

0.420

Glycosilated haemoglobin (%)

5.51 ± 0.72

5.64 ± 0.70

5.63 ± 0.72

0.058

Glucose (mg/dL)

90.8 ± 22.6

92.2 ± 18.8

93.0 ± 22.4

0.453

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

212.7 ± 38.9

221.3 ± 39.4

215.9 ± 35.9

0.025

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

102.4 ± 58.9

110.4 ± 90.8

113.4 ± 113.4

0.329

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

62.7 ± 16.6

64.1 ± 15.3

63.4 ± 14.7

0.555

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

129.5 ± 34.4

136.5 ± 35.8

132.3 ± 32.6

0.050

BMI (Kg/m2)

26.2 ± 5.1

26.9 ± 5.2

26.3 ± 4.2

0.204

Obesity (n, %)

61 (20.6)

65 (22.3)

44 (14.9)

0.058

Waist circumference (cm)

88.7 ± 12.8

90.5 ± 11.5

89.6 ± 11.1

0.166

Smoking status

 Non smoker (n, %)

146 (49.5)

169 (58.1)

186 (62.6)

<0.001

 Exsmoker (n, %)

58 (19.7)

67 (23.0)

64 (21.6)

 

 Current smoker (n, %)

91 (30.8)

55 (18.9)

47 (15.8)

 

RCV (D’Agostino)

7.1 ± 7.6

9.0 ± 9.9

8.5 ± 7.2

0.020

PWV (m/s) (n = 263)

6.98 ± 1.67

7.46 ± 1.73

7.12 ± 1.73

0.386

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables as mean ± standard deviation
  2. p: statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)
  3. T Tertile, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, BMI Body mass index, CVR Cardiovascular risk, PWV Pulse wave velocity