Table 3 Patients demographics and risk factors stratified by adherence to dietary guideline recommendation items at baseline
|  | Adherence to ≥ 4 recommendation items (n = 385) | Adherence to < 4 recommendation items (n = 325) | p value | Overall cohort (n = 710) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean, (SD) | 57.9 (8.77) | 57.2 (9.64) | 0.268 | 57.6 (9.18) |
Males, n (%) | 306 (79) | 276 (85) | 0.060 | 582 (82) |
Education, years, mean (SD) | 11.8 (3.64) | 10.8 (3.19) | < 0.001 | 11.4 (3.48) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.100 | Â |
 European | 241 (63) | 232 (71) |  | 473 (67) |
 South Asian | 49 (13) | 27 (8) |  | 76 (11) |
 Other Asian | 44 (11) | 28 (9) |  | 72 (10) |
 Middle Eastern | 39 (10) | 32 (10) |  | 71 (10) |
 Other | 12 (3) | 6 (2) |  | 18 (3) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 242 (63) | 198 (61) | 0.597 | 440 (62) |
Diabetes, n (%) | 124 (32) | 105 (32) | 0.977 | 229 (32) |
Depression, n (%) | 57 (15) | 52 (16) | 0.660 | 109 (15) |
Current smoker, n (%) | 174 (45) | 203 (62) | < 0.001 | 377 (53) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 29.2 (5.52) | 30.1 (6.37) | 0.044 | 29.7 (5.93) |
Cardiac rehabilitation attendance, n (%) | 162 (43) | 132 (42) | 0.683 | 294 (43) |