Table 6 Median values of risk markers according to the 3 groups of quintiles for factor 1 and factor 2 scores
Risk marker | Factor 1: Meat and fish versus legume and cereal pattern | Factor 2: Nuts and seeds versus sugars and fat pattern | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q2-Q4 | Q5 | P for trend1 | Q1 | Q2-Q4 | Q5 | P for trend1 | |
SBP (mmHg) | 121.0 | 122.0 | 120.0 | 0.499 | 125.0 | 122.0 | 120.0 | 0.097 |
DBP (mmHg) | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 0.753 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 0.378 |
WC (cm) | 92.0 | 88.5 | 87.0 | 0.015* | 86.2 | 90.0 | 88.0 | 0.129 |
Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.008* | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.003** |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 0.542 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 0.086 |
Blood Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.004* | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.008** |
Blood Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.040* | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.187 |