Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population, mean (SD)

N

986

M to F

277:726

Age, years

45.65

11.96

BMI, kg/m²

25.59

5.05

 Basophils

0.05

0.05

 Eosinophils

0.14

0.11

 Lymphocytes

1.58

0.44

 Monocytes

0.41

0.13

 Neutrophils

3.10

1.19

 WBC

5.25

1.44

Dietary measures

% EI

 Energy, Kcal

2345.97

851.37

 Carbohydrate, g

262.36

100.37

44.70

 Fat, g

109.19

48.09

41.90

 Protein, g

80.75

28.54

13.80

 Vegetable intake*, portions

5.55

2.91

 Fruit intake*, portions

2.76

1.90

 h-PDI score

59.48

7.31

 u-PDI score

59.23

6.68

 SBP, mmHg

109.85

12.87

 DBP, mmHg

74.10

8.70

 IL6

0.74

1.21

 Fasting glucose, mmol/L

7.55

1.13

 Glucose at 60 min, mmol/L

5.74

1.50

 Glucose at 120 min, mmol/L

5.45

1.27

 Insulin rise 30 min, mmol/L

60.19

51.26

 Insulin rise 120 min, mmol/L

31.24

27.58

 Fasting triglycerides, mmol/L

1.07

0.54

 Triglycerides at 360 min, mmol/L

1.90

1.20