Table 4 General characteristics of the EPIC-Potsdam population according to the degree of adherence to diet scores
From: Nordic diet, Mediterranean diet, and the risk of chronic diseases: the EPIC-Potsdam study
| Â | Â | Nordic diet score | tMDS score | MedPyr score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Total population (n = 23,485) | Low adherence (n = 7686) 0–7 points | High adherence (n = 7637) 11–18 points | Low adherence (n = 7077) 0–7 points | High adherence (n = 6709) 11–18 points | Low adherence (n = 7828) < 6.2 points | High adherence (n = 7828) > 7.3 points |
Sex (% of male) | 38.9 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 35.8 | 41.1 | 38.8 | 38.1 |
Age at recruitment | 49.8 (8.9) | 48.5 (8.6) | 50.8 (8.9) | 49.1 (9.0) | 50.1 (8.8) | 50.7 (9.1) | 48.9 (8.6) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 (4.2) | 25.8 (4.2) | 26.3 (4.2) | 26.1 (4.4) | 26.0 (4.1) | 26.2 (4.4) | 26.0 (4.1) |
% BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 55.9 | 53.1 | 58.1 | 55.4 | 54.8 | 56.6 | 55.0 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 85.6 (12.8) | 84.8 (12.9) | 86.4 (12.5) | 85.2 (13.0) | 85.5 (12.7) | 86.0 (12.9) | 85.2 (12.8) |
Prevalent hypertension (%) | 46.1 | 43.4 | 48.9 | 44.6 | 46.9 | 47.5 | 44.9 |
Current or former smokers (%) | 51.2 | 57.4 | 45.5 | 52.2 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 51.4 |
Education; university degree (%) | 37.7 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 30.9 | 44.6 | 29.5 | 44.9 |
Total sport (h/week)a | 2.0 (0.0–4.0) | 1.5 (0.0–3.5) | 2.0 (0.5–5.0) | 1.5 (0.0–3.5) | 2.0 (0.5–5.0) | 1.5 (0.0–3.5) | 2.0 (0.5–4.5) |