Table 1 |
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Participant Characteristics by Group Assignment (Mean or %, SD) |
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Group Assignment |
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
No Vegetable Juice |
8 fluid ounces Vegetable Juice Per Day |
16 fluid ounces Vegetable Juice Per Day |
All Participants |
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Female* (%) |
74.1 |
85.2 |
59.3 |
72.8 |
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Ethnicity (%) |
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-White |
19.2 |
15.4 |
14.8 |
16.5 |
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-African-American |
50.0 |
57.7 |
63.0 |
57.0 |
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-Mexican-American |
30.8 |
23.1 |
14.8 |
22.8 |
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-Other |
0.0 |
3.8 |
7.4 |
3.7 |
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Education: High School or Less (%) |
56.0 |
62.5 |
58.3 |
58.9 |
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Current Smoker (%) |
14.8 |
14.8 |
11.5 |
13.3 |
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Age (Years) |
50.1 (5.1) |
51.2 (7.4) |
48.0 (7.7) |
49.8 (6.9) |
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Baseline Weight (kg) |
104.2 (18.1) |
100.2 (17.6) |
112.4 (18.1) |
105.6 (18.4 |
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Baseline BMI |
37.8 (4.6) |
37.3 (5.3) |
38.3 (4.9) |
37.8 (4.9) |
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Baseline Waist Circumference (cm) |
115.3 (13.3) |
112.9 (10.5) |
119.1 (15.2) |
115.8 (13.3) |
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Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
132.8 (20.9) |
134.5 (20.6) |
124.4 (15.3) |
130.6 (19.4) |
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Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) |
84.8 (11.8) |
83.8 (11.5) |
80.5 (9.9) |
83.0 (11.1) |
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Baseline Medication Use (#) |
1.7 (2.0) |
1.8 (2.2) |
1.0 (1.6) |
1.5 (2.0) |
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Baseline Metabolic Syndrome Criteria (% with criteria) |
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Waist Circumference (≥ 88 cm for women or ≥ 102 cm for men; %) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Blood Pressure (Systolic ≥ 130 mmHg or Diastolic ≥ 85 mmHg; %) |
63.0 |
51.9 |
40.7 |
51.9 |
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Triglycerides (≥ 150 mg/dl; %) |
37.0 |
25.9 |
23.1 |
28.9 |
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HDL (Men <40 mg/dl or Women <50 mg/dl; %) |
96.0 |
80.8 |
87.5 |
88.0 |
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Blood Glucose (≥ 100 mg/dl; %) |
100.0 |
96.3 |
100.0 |
98.7 |
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*χ2 = 4.6, p = 0.10 |
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Shenoy et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:8 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-8 |
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