Table 3 Characteristics according to tertile categories of dietary pattern scores

Number of subjects

338

112

113

113

113

112

113

112

113

113

Age

44.0 ± 13.2

42.9 ± 12.1

43.7 ± 14.0

45.3 ± 13.4

0.181

45.2 ± 13.5

43.5 ± 12.2

43.2 ± 13.9

0.253

43.3 ± 13.5

45.4 ± 13.7

43.2 ± 12.2

0.980

BMI

25.5 ± 5.2

26.7 ± 5.7

25.6 ± 5.3

24.2 ± 4.2

<0.001

26.3 ± 5.0

25.3 ± 5.3

24.8 ± 5.3

<0.05

25.2 ± 5.0

25.1 ± 4.7

26.0 ± 5.8

0.294

Male (%)

170 (50.3)

71 (63.4)

60 (53.1)

39 (34.5)

<0.001

63 (55.8)

59 (52.7)

48 (42.5)

<0.05

47 (42.0)

48 (42.5)

75 (66.4)

<0.001

Dietary intake

Energy (kcal)

1781 ± 829

1679 ± 872

1877 ± 822

1788 ± 785

0.315

1656 ± 591

1670 ± 626

2014 ± 1116

<0.01

1810 ± 657

1710 ± 788

1823 = 1005

0.904

Protein (g/l000 kcal)

36.6 ± 8.1

31.7 ± 6.9

36.8 ± 7.7

41.4 ± 6.4

<0.001

33.7 ± 7.3

36.6 ± 7.4

39.6 ± 8.3

<0.001

36.5 ± 7.2

37.3 ± 7.7

36.1 ± 9.1

0.721

Carbohydrate (g/l000kcal)

141 ± 22

148 ± 24

139 ± 21

136 ± 19

<0001

154 ± 18

138 ± 21

131 ± 21

<0001

140 ± 19

146 ± 20

138 ± 26

0.408

Fat (g/1000 kcal)

27.9 ± 7.3

25.6 ± 8.0

28.6 ± 6.8

29.4 ± 6.6

<0.001

23.5 ± 6.0

28.2 ± 6.8

31.9 ± 6.6

<0.001

30.9 ± 6.8

27.2 ± 6.5

25.6 ± 7.6

<0.001

Dietary fibre (g/l000 kcal)

6.02 ± 2.59

4.11 ± 1.23

5.49 ± 1.00

8.44 ± 2.80

<0.001

5.74 ± 3.08

5.92 ± 2.37

6.38 ± 2.21

0.066

5.96 ± 2.84

6.11 ± 2.47

5.98 = 2.47

0.948

Alcohol (g/l000kcal)

3.16 ± 8.52

4.22 ± 10.72

3.14 ± 8.54

2.12 ± 5.42

0.065

2.49 ± 6.06

4.31 ± 11.38

2.68 ± 7.19

0.871

0.51 ± 1.49

0.80 ± 2.18

8.13 ± 13.19

<0.001

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/l000

1.40 ± 0.50

1.08 ± 0.41

1.43 ± 0.41

1.68 ± 0.49

<0.001

1.22 ± 0.42

1.43 ± 0.50

1.54 ± 0.52

<0001

1.48 ± 0.52

1.37 ± 0.45

1.35 ± 0.52

<0.05

n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/l000

5.42 ± 1.59

4.83 ± 1.82

5.56 ± 1.32

5.85 ± 1.44

<0.001

4.80 ± 1.31

5.54 ± 1.74

5.91 ± 1.50

<0.001

5.60 ± 1.57

5.34 ± 1.32

5.32 ± 1.84

0.191

Folate (μg/l000kcaI)

158 ± 81

99 ± 34

147 ± 32

228 ± 96

<0.001

150 ± 102

153 ± 69

172 ± 67

<0.05

157 ± 94

157 ± 76

161 ± 74

0.753

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (mg/1000 kcal)

0.67 ± 0.22

0.55 ± 0.18

0.68 ± 0.19

0.79 ± 0.21

<0.001

0.60 ± 0.23

0.66 ± 021

0.75 ± 0.18

<0.001

0.69 ± 0.22

0.68 ± 0.22

0.65 ± 0.21

0.145

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) (mg/1000 kcal)

0.60 ± 0.19

0.45 ± 0.14

0.59 ± 0.12

0.76 ± 0.16

<0.001

0.54 ± 0.19

0.60 ± 0.17

0.67 ± 0.18

<0.001

0.60 ± 0.18

0.60 ± 0.19

0.61 ± 0.20

0.879

Cobalamin (Vitamin Bl2) (μg/l000 kcal)

4.85 ± 2.78

3.47 ± 2.42

5.03 ± 2.63

6.03 ± 2.67

<0.001

3.78 ± 1.86

4.95 ± 2.63

5.81 ± 3.28

<0.001

4.89 ± 2.56

4.66 ± 2.74

4.99 ± 3.02

0.797

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) (mg/l000 kcal)

49.9 ± 32.7

29.2 ± 20.2

44.6 ± 19.2

75.8 ± 36.2

<0.001

42.3 ± 35.1

46.6 ± 27.7

60.9 ± 32.2

<0.001

51.4 ± 35.4

49.0 ± 30.6

49.4 ± 32.1

0.649