Age standardised baseline characteristics by quintiles of 1986 pattern score
| Quintiles for the prudent pattern | Quintiles for the Western pattern | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintile 1:Small intake of prudent diet | Quintile3:Medium intake of prudent diet | Quintile 5:High intake of prudent diet | Quintile 1:Small intake of Western diet | Quintile 3:Medium intake of Western diet | Quintile 5:High intake of Western diet | |
| METs, metabolic equivalent. | ||||||
| Current smokers (%) | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| Smoking (pack-years) | 15.8 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 15.1 |
| White race/ethnicity (%) | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 91 | 93 |
| No physician visits (%) | 29 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| US region (%) | ||||||
| East South Central | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Mountain | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Others regions | 88 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 87 | 86 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 25.9 |
| Physical activity (METs/week) | 22 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
| Multivitamin use (%) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Total energy (kcal) | 1622 | 1954 | 2432 | 1467 | 1899 | 2710 |
| Food and nutrient consumption | ||||||
| Total vegetables (servings/day) | 1.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Whole grain products (servings/day) | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Fruits (servings/day) | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Fish (servings/day) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Desserts and sweets (servings/day) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Cured meats (servings/day) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Red meats (servings/day) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 28.0 | 24.6 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 25.0 | 27.6 |
| Monounsaturated fat (g) | 30.0 | 27.5 | 23.7 | 22.9 | 27.7 | 30.2 |
| Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
| Trans fat (g) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Total carbohydrates (g) | 215 | 235 | 257 | 255 | 233 | 221 |
| Total proteins (g) | 84.6 | 92.9 | 99.5 | 96.6 | 91.8 | 90.0 |