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Table 3 General characteristics of subjects according to tertiles of major dietary patterns

From: Dietary patterns are associated with lung function among Spanish smokers without respiratory disease

 

Alcohol-consumption pattern

Westernised pattern

Mediterranean-like pattern

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

All, n = 207

Subjects (%)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

69 (33.3)

Age (year)

49.7 ± 8.4

50.7 ± 8.6

51.8 ± 9.9

53.4 ± 8.6

52.2 ± 8.1

46.6 ± 8.8#,¥

52.5 ± 9.0

50.5 ± 8.2

49.1 ± 9.5

Anthropometric measures

 Weight (kg) Weight (kg)

75.6 ± 15.7

73.9 ± 18.5

74.3 ± 15.0

76.5 ± 15.9

74.5 ± 16.1

72.9 ± 17.2

74.2 ± 16.2

77.4 ± 16.0

72.2 ± 17.0

 Height (cm)

162.3 ± 9.2

163.9 ± 9.9

166.5 ± 9.0#

162.4 ± 9.2

164.0 ± 9.7

166.2 ± 9.3

163.1 ± 9.8

165.0 ± 10.0

164.6 ± 8.6

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.7 ± 5.2

27.4 ± 5.7

26.7 ± 4.5

28.9 ± 5.1

27.6 ± 4.8

26.3 ± 5.4#

27.8 ± 4.9

28.4 ± 5.3

26.5 ± 5.2

 Waist circumference (cm)

96.8 ± 13.8

93.7 ± 14.1

94.7 ± 12.1

97.4 ± 12.8

95.9 ± 13.2

91.9 ± 13.7#

96.3 ± 12.5

96.6 ± 14.3

92.4 ± 13.0

Socioeconomic status

 Low

24 (34.8)

28 (40.5)

21 (30.4)

25 (36.2)

24 (34.7)

24 (34.7)

24 (34.7)

22 (31.8)

27 (39.1)

 Medium

32 (46.4)

27 (39.1)

25 (36.2)

32 (46.3)

29 (42.0)

23 (33.3)

24 (34.8)

35 (50.7)

25 (36.2)

 High

3 (4.3)

8 (11.6)

16 (23.2)

9 (13.0)

8 (11.6)

10 (14.5)

14 (20.3)

5 (7.2)

8 (11.6)

Physical Activity

 Sedentary

36 (52.2)

32 (46.4)

35 (50.7)

36 (52.2)

34 (49.3)

33 (47.8)

42 (60.9)

36 (52.2)

25 (36.2)

 Moderate

27 (39.1)

33 (47.8)

28 (40.6)

26 (37.7)

33 (47.8)

29 (42.0)

26 (37.7)

24 (34.8)

38 (55.1)

 Intense

6 (8.7)

4 (5.8)

6 (8.7)

7 (10.1)

2 (2.9)

7 (10.1)

1 (1.4)

9 (13.0)

6 (8.7)

Smoking

 Cumulative consumption (packets-year)

27.8 ± 17.1

25.4 ± 13.4

28.0 ± 18.0

26.9 ± 16.9

29.4 ± 15.7

24.8 ± 16.0

29.0 ± 15.3

28.1 ± 15.9

24.1 ± 17.3

Lung function parameters

 FVC, % of predicted

94.8 ± 14.9

94.3 ± 19.2

89.6 ± 17.0

92.4 ± 17.2

91.2 ± 15.7

95.1 ± 18.6

92.2 ± 17.8

93.6 ± 18.2

92.9 ± 15.6

 FEV1, % of predicted

98.9 ± 14.7

97.3 ± 19.2

93.1 ± 19.2

96.9 ± 18.3

95.7 ± 17.4

96.8 ± 18.3

95.7 ± 19.3

96.6 ± 18.5

97.0 ± 16.0

 FEV1/FVC ratio (%)

80.1 ± 6.6

78.8 ± 6.1

78.7 ± 8.0

79.4 ± 6.9

79.5 ± 6.7

78.7 ± 7.3

78.7 ± 6.7

78.7 ± 6.6

80.3 ± 7.5

Women, n = 116

 Subjects (%)

49 (42.2)

40 (34.5)

27 (23.3)

45 (38.8)

38 (32.8)

33 (28.4)

41 (35.3)

37 (31.9)

38 (32.8)

 Age (year)

49.1 ± 9.0

50.4 ± 7.9

49.9 ± 9.1

51.5 ± 8.4

51.5 ± 8.1

45.2 ± 7.8#,¥

51.0 ± 9.1

51.2 ± 6.6

46.9 ± 9.1

Anthropometric measures

 Weight (kg)

71.6 ± 12.9

65.2 ± 14.2

63.1 ± 11.8#

70.4 ± 14.6

67.4 ± 13.3

63.5 ± 11.6

68.6 ± 14.0

70.8 ± 15.1

62.9 ± 10.2,¥

 Height (cm)

158.3 ± 7.1

158.5 ± 7.9

158.6 ± 4.6

158.1 ± 7.9

158.3 ± 7.0

159.1 ± 5.2

157.6 ± 7.1

159.0 ± 7.7

158.9 ± 5.8

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.6 ± 5.0

26.1 ± 5.8

25.1 ± 4.5#

28.2 ± 5.5

27.0 ± 5.4

25.2 ± 4.9#

27.6 ± 5.2

28.2 ± 6.2

25.0 ± 4.2,¥

 Waist circumference (cm)

95.4 ± 13.4

89.8 ± 13.8

88.4 ± 11.7

94.2 ± 13.4

93.2 ± 13.3

87.0 ± 12.9

93.6 ± 13.1

93.8 ± 14.9

88.0 ± 11.7

Socioeconomic status

 Low

16 (32.6)

15 (37.5)

11 (40.7)

17 (37.7)

13 (34.3)

12 (36.4)

14 (34.2)

11 (29.7)

17 (44.7)

 Medium

24 (49.0)

16 (40)

6 (22.2)

20 (44.4)

17 (44.8)

9 (27.3)

16 (39)

17 (45.9)

16 (39)

 High

2 (4.0)

5 (12.5)

5 (18.5)

6 (13.3)

2 (5.3)

4 (12.1)

7 (17.1)

2 (5.4)

7 (17.1)

Physical Activity

 Sedentary

29 (59.2)

22 (55.0)

17 (63.0)

26 (57.8)

24 (63.2)

18 (54.5)

27 (65.9)

28 (75.7)

27 (65.9)

 Moderate

18 (36.7)

16 (40.0)

9 (33.3)

16 (35.6)

14 (36.8)

13 (39.4)

13 (31.7)

8 (21.6)

13 (31.7)

 Intense

2 (4.1)

2 (5.0)

1 (3.7)

3 (6.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (6.1)

1 (2.4)

1 (2.7)

1 (2.4)

Smoking

 Cumulative consumption (packets-year)

24.0 ± 14.6

23.8 ± 11.1

22.8 ± 15.3

24.0 ± 15.0

25.8 ± 12.8

20.8 ± 12.1

24.5 ± 11.9

24.8 ± 12.7

21.6 ± 15.8

Lung function parameters

 FVC, %

95.9 ± 15.4

98.9 ± 20.6

93.3 ± 16.6

97.8 ± 16.4

94.1 ± 14.9

96.9 ± 21.9

96.4 ± 17.9

97.8 ± 17.8

94.8 ± 17.4

 FEV1, %

100.1 ± 15.4

100.3 ± 20.7

96.8 ± 22.1

102.3 ± 17.4

98.0 ± 17.9

97.0 ± 21.7

99.8 ± 20.1

99.2 ± 18.9

99.2 ± 17.9

 FEV1/FVC ratio (%)

80.7 ± 7.3

78.1 ± 7.0

79.3 ± 9.6

80.1 ± 7.7

79.4 ± 7.6

78.6 ± 8.4

79.2 ± 7.7

77.6 ± 7.4

81.5 ± 8.1

Men, n = 91

 Subjects (%)

20 (22.0)

29 (31.9)

42 (46.2)

24 (26.4)

31 (34.1)

36 (39.6)

28 (30.8)

32 (35.2)

31 (34.1)

 Age (year)

51.2 ± 6.7

51.1 ± 9.7

53.1 ± 10.4

56.9 ± 8.0

53.0 ± 8.2

47.9 ± 9.6#

54.9 ± 8.5

49.6 ± 9.8

51.9 ± 9.4

Anthropometric measures

 Weight (kg)

85.4 ± 17.9

85.8 ± 17.2

81.5 ± 12.2

87.9 ± 11.7

83.2 ± 15.0

81.5 ± 17.2

82.5 ± 15.8

85.0 ± 13.5

83.6 ± 16.6

 Height (cm)

172.0 ± 6.0

171.2 ± 7.3

171.5 ± 7.3

170.5 ± 4.9

171.0 ± 7.9

172.7 ± 7.3

171.1 ± 7.4

171.9 ± 7.6

171.5 ± 6.1

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 ± 5.6

29.2 ± 5.1

27.8 ± 4.2

30.3 ± 3.8

28.3 ± 4.0

27.3 ± 5.7

28.1 ± 4.5

28.8 ± 4.2

28.4 ± 5.7

 Waist circumference (cm)

100.4 ± 14.6

99.1 ± 12.8

98.8 ± 10.6

103.4 ± 9.1

99.3 ± 12.5

96.4 ± 13.0

100.1 ± 10.6

99.9 ± 13.0

97.7 ± 12.7

Socioeconomic status

 Low

8 (40.0)

13 (44.8)

10 (23.8)

8 (33.4)

11 (35.5)

13 (33.3)

10 (35.7)

11 (34.7)

10 (32.3)

 Medium

8 (40.0)

11 (37.9)

19 (45.2)

12 (50.0)

12 (38.7)

14 (38.9)

8 (28.6)

18 (56.2)

12 (38.8)

 High

1 (5.0)

3 (10.3)

11 (26.2)

3 (12.5)

6 (19.4)

6 (16.7)

7 (25)

3 (9.4)

5 (16.2)

Physical Activity

 Sedentary

7 (35.0)

10 (34.5)

18 (42.9)

10 (41.7)

10 (32.3)

15 (41.7)

15 (53.6)

8 (25.0)

12 (38.7)

 Moderate

9 (45.0)

17 (58.6)

19 (45.2)

10 (41.7)

19 (61.3)

16 (44.4)

13 (46.4)

16 (50.0)

16 (51.6)

 Intense

4 (20.0)

2 (6.9)

5 (11.9)

4 (16.7)

2 (6.5)

5 (13.9)

0 (0.0)

8 (25.0)

3 (9.7)

Smoking

 Cumulative consumption (packets-year)

37.1 ± 19.6

27.6 ± 16.0

31.3 ± 19.0

32.4 ± 19.2

33.9 ± 17.9

28.5 ± 18.4

35.6 ± 17.4

31.9 ± 18.5

27.1 ± 18.7

Lung function parameters

 FVC, % of predicted

92.1 ± 13.3

87.9 ± 15.4

87.2 ± 17.0

82.3 ± 14.1

87.6 ± 16.1

93.4 ± 15.2#

86.0 ± 16.1

88.8 ± 17.7

90.5 ± 13.1

 FEV1, % of predicted

96.1 ± 12.7

93.2 ± 16.5

90.7 ± 17.0

86.7 ± 15.6

92.8 ± 16.5

96.5 ± 14.9

89.7 ± 16.7

93.6 ± 17.9

94.4 ± 13.0

 FEV1/FVC ratio (%)

78.8 ± 4.3

79.9 ± 4.5

78.3 ± 6.9

78.1 ± 5.2

79.6 ± 5.5

78.8 ± 6.3

77.9 ± 4.8

80.0 ± 5.4

78.7 ± 6.7

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation (DS) or median ± range depending on the type of variable
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, FVC forced vital capacity % of predicted, FEV1 maximum expiratory volume in the first second of a forced exhalation % of predicted
  3. (*) p-value ≤ 0.05. Analysis of variance has been performed, and compares tertile 1 (lowest) and tertile 2 (medium)
  4. (#) p-value ≤ 0.05. Analysis of variance has been performed, and compares tertile 1 (lowest) and tertile 3 (highest)
  5. (¥) p-value ≤ 0.05. Analysis of variance has been performed, and compares tertile 2 (medium) and tertile 3 (highest)