Table 1 Participant characteristics by quartiles (Q) of diet pattern scores. Results are depicted as mean (standard error) or frequencies

Convenience

Age, mean (SE)

67.3 (0.1)

65.4 (0.1)

64.4 (0.1)

62.3 (0.1)*

Black (%)

46

37

28

23*

Male (%)

35

39

48

55*

Residence in the US Southeast (%)^a

62

57

55

51*

Annual family income < $20,000 (%)

24

18

15

14*

Less than high school education (%)

14

10

7

7*

Current Smoker (%)

13

14

13

15

Abdominal adiposity (%)

48

47

46

48

Physical activity (none) (%)

34

33

31

33

Sedentary behavior (%)^b

32

30

29

31*

Diabetes (%)

22

20

17

18*

Coronary heart disease (%)

19

17

16

15*

Hypertension (%)

62

59

55

52**

Chronic pulmonary disease (%)

9

9

9

10

Chronic kidney disease (%)

23

21

19

17*

Plant Based

Age, mean (SE)

62.7 (0.1)

65.2 (0.1)

65.8 (0.1)

65.8 (0.1)*

Black (%)

27

34

35

38*

Male (%)

53

45

41

37*

Residence in the US Southeast (%)^a

56

58

56

55

Annual family income < $20,000 (%)

18

18

18

18

Less than high school education (%)

10

11

9

8*

Current Smoker (%)

23

14

10

8*

Abdominal adiposity (%)

47

48

47

47

Physical activity (none) (%)

40

35

30

26*

Sedentary behavior (%)^b

36

32

29

26*

Diabetes (%)

17

20

20

20*

Coronary heart disease (%)

17

18

17

17

Hypertension (%)

54

58

58

57**

Chronic pulmonary disease (%)

9

9

10

10

Chronic kidney disease (%)

19

22

20

19

Sweets/Fats

Age, mean (SE)

64.3 (0.1)

65.5 (0.1)

65.3 (0.1)

64.5 (0.1)

Black (%)

45

33

28

28*

Male (%)

38

41

47

49*

Residence in the US Southeast (%)^a

53

55

56

61*

Annual family income < $20,000 (%)

18

17

16

20

Less than high school education (%)

9

9

9

11**

Current Smoker (%)

12

12

13

17*

Abdominal adiposity (%)

50

47

46

46*

Physical activity (none) (%)

31

32

33

36*

Sedentary behavior (%)^b

28

28

29

37*

Diabetes (%)

22

21

19

16*

Coronary heart disease (%)

16

18

17

18

Hypertension (%)

59

57

56

55*

Chronic pulmonary disease (%)

9

9

10

10**

Chronic kidney disease (%)

21

20

20

19

Southern

Age, mean (SE)

64.9 (0.1)

65.2 (0.1)

65.5 (0.1)

63.9 (0.1)*

Black (%)

9

24

41

60*

Male (%)

37

39

46

54*

Residence in the US Southeast (%)^a

49

54

59

64*

Annual family income < $20,000 (%)

10

14

20

27*

Less than high school education (%)

4

7

11

17*

Current Smoker (%)

8

11

15

21*

Abdominal adiposity (%)

37

46

50

56*

Physical activity (none) (%)

28

33

34

36*

Sedentary behavior (%)^b

22

26

33

42*

Diabetes (%)

11

17

21

28*

Coronary heart disease (%)

15

18

18

18*

Hypertension (%)

46

54

61

67*

Chronic pulmonary disease (%)

10

9

10

9

Chronic kidney disease (%)

15

19

22

24*

Alcohol/Salads

Age, mean (SE)

66.3 (0.1)

65.2 (0.1)

64.5 (0.1)

63.6 (0.1)*

Black (%)

50

38

26

19*

Male (%)

36

40

47

53*

Residence in the US Southeast (%)^a

59

59

57

51*

Annual family income < $20,000 (%)

30

19

14

9*

Less than high school education (%)

16

11

7

5*

Current Smoker (%)

11

13

15

15*

Abdominal adiposity (%)

49

49

45

46**

Physical activity (none) (%)

36

34

31

29*

Sedentary behavior (%)^b

35

32

28

27*

Diabetes (%)

21

21

18

16*

Coronary heart disease (%)

15

18

18

18*

Hypertension (%)

46

54

61

67*

Chronic pulmonary disease (%)

10

9

10

9

Chronic kidney disease (%)

16

19

22

24*