Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of all participants by Healthy Diet Score quarters (EMM, SE and ANCOVA p-value)
From: Feel4Diabetes healthy diet score: development and evaluation of clinical validity
1. quarter 0–42 | 2. quarter 43–51 | 3. quarter 52–60 | 4. quarter 61–100 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI (Kg/m2) | 28.9 ± 0.2 | 28.7 ± 0.2 | 28.1 ± 0.2 | 28.2 ± 0.2 | 0.054 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 95.3 ± 0.5 | 95.0 ± 0.6 | 94.0 ± 0.5 | 94.4 ± 0.6 | 0.325 |
WHtR | 0.57 ± 0.0 | 0.57 ± 0.0 | 0.56 ± 0.0 | 0.56 ± 0.0 | 0.113 |
SBP (mmHg) | 118 ± 1 | 119 ± 1 | 118 ± 1 | 119 ± 1 | 0.779 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79 ± 1 | 79 ± 1 | 79 ± 1 | 79 ± 1 | 0.882 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 73 ± 0 | 72 ± 0 | 72 ± 0 | 71 ± 0 | 0.012* |
total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.12 ± 0.04 | 5.02 ± 0.04 | 5.03 ± 0.04 | 4.96 ± 0.04 | 0.058 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.21 ± 0.04 | 3.10 ± 0.04 | 3.10 ± 0.04 | 3.02 ± 0.04 | 0.003* |
HDL-cholesterol (mmolL) | 1.36 ± 0.04 | 1.36 ± 0.04 | 1.38 ± 0.04 | 1.42 ± 0.04 | 0.022* |
TG (mg/dL) | 1.29 ± 0.04 | 1.31 ± 0.03 | 1.23 ± 0.03 | 1.17 ± 0.04 | 0.043* |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.24 ± 0.04 | 5.33 ± 0.05 | 5.31 ± 0.05 | 5.37 ± 0.05 | 0.240 |