Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to tertiles of MIND diet score (n = 400)

Age (years)^a

38.66 ± 5.12

38.60 ± 5.32

38.72 ± 5.38

0.983

Body weight

78.73 ± 9.09

78.85 ± 8.34

78.10 ± 10.76

0.779

BMI (kg/m²)

25.05 ± 2.79

25.49 ± 3.12

25.29 ± 3.68

0.543

Physical-activity (MET-min/day)

117.82 ± 37.65

104.93 ± 47.06

112.14 ± 43.00

0.52

Work shift (hours/day)

7.31 ± 1.44

7.06 ± 1.27

7.38 ± 1.25

0.113

Marital status

 Single

28 (21.5%)

23 (17.7%)

21 (15%)

0.381

 Married

102 (78.5%)

107 (82.3%)

119 (85.0%)

Smoking status

 Yes

5 (3.8%)

6 (4.6%)

6 (4.3%)

1.000

 No

125 (96.2%)

124 (95.4%)

134 (95.7%)

Education

 Elementary or lower

32 (24.6%)

38 (29.2%)

40 (28.6%)

0.818

 High school

67 (51.5%)

68 (52.3%)

70 (50.0%)

 College and university

31 (23.8%)

24 (18.5%)

30 (21.4%)

Home ownership

0.140

 Owner

119 (91.5%)

109 (83.8%)

125 (89.3%)

 Tenant

11 (8.5%)

21 (16.2%)

15 (10.7%)