Table 1

Demographics and other characteristics of the study sample of Cretan adults.


Men (N = 250)
Women (N = 236)



Mean (SD) or %
p value1

Age (years)
39 (14)
39 (13)
-2
District of residence (% urban)
86.4
85.6
-
Tobacco use (% current use)
37.7
31.0
-
BMI (kg/m2)
26.8 (3.5)
26.1 (5.8)
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
129.4 (16.7)
124.2 (20.3)
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
84.3 (10.0)
79.2 (10.9)
<0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
224.0 (50.3)
221.7 (54.0)
-
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
128.2 (83.3)
99.9 (56.9)
<0.001
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
45.3 (9.8)
56.5 (12.2)
<0.001
Energy intake (kcal/day) 3
2133 (793)
1605 (629)
<0.001
Total fat (% energy)3
39.7 (9.8)
40.2 (11.1)
-
SFA (% energy) 3
11.5 (5.0)
11.1 (4.9)
-
Dietary cholesterol (mg/day)3
213.7 (157.4)
153.6 (130.9)
<0.001
Dietary fibre (g/day)3
22.1 (11.3)
18.7 (11.0)
0.001

1 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) or chi-squared test.

2 Not statistically significant.

3 N = 197 for men and N = 186 for women

Hatzis et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-5