Table 1 General characteristics of PREDIMED-Plus participants at baseline according to tertile agreement
Tertile agreementa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Low HPF | High HPF | p | |
n | 2186 | 2214 | |
Age (years) | 66.14 (4.50) | 63.68 (5.07) | < 0.001 |
Female sex (%) | 1522 (69.6) | 595 (26.9) | < 0.001 |
Civil status (%) | 0.001 | ||
Single | 115 (5.3) | 109 (4.9) | |
Married | 1622 (74.2) | 1745 (78.8) | |
Widowed/divorced | 449 (20.5) | 360 (16.3) | |
Education level (%) | |||
Primary | 1252 (57.3) | 926 (41.8) | < 0.001 |
Secondary | 538 (24.6) | 704 (31.8) | |
College | 396 (18.1) | 584 (26.4) | |
Active working status (%) | 307 (14.0) | 642 (29.0) | < 0.001 |
Energy intake (kcal/day) | 2158.46 (480.16) | 2559.84 (571.11) | < 0.001 |
MedDiet adherence score | 9.46 (2.54) | 7.65 (2.61) | < 0.001 |
PA level (%) | 0.001 | ||
Low | 1188 (54.3) | 1225 (55.3) | |
Medium | 904 (41.4) | 841 (38.0) | |
High | 94 (4.3) | 148 (6.7) | |
Blood pressure medication (%) | 1717 (78.5) | 1676 (75.7) | 0.027 |
Cholesterol medication (%) | 1123 (51.4) | 1102 (49.8) | 0.303 |
Diabetes medication (%) | 631 (28.9) | 573 (25.9) | 0.029 |