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Table 1 Clinical characteristics, laboratory values, dietary intakes and Healthy Eating Index score

From: Association between quality of the diet and cardiometabolic risk factors in postmenopausal women

Characteristics

Average

Median (P25; P75)*

Range**

Sociodemographic

   

Age (years)

59.3

58.9 (53.4; 64.6)

44.5–90.1

Education (years)

5.85

8 (4.0; 8.0)

0–8

N° of people living in the house

2.88

3 (2.0; 4.0)

1–8

Per capita income (R$)

1678.5

1240 (850; 2000)

300–12000

Outpatient clinics

   

Age at Menopause (years)

47.2

49 (44; 51)

30–60

Length of menopause (years)

12.0

10.7 (5.5;17.2)

0.8–34.3

BMI (Kg/m2)

28.3

28.0 (24.6;31.6)

18.1–42.5

WC (cm)

95.4

94.7 (87.3; 103)

65–134

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

81.5

80 (70; 90)

60–140

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

131.2

130 (120; 140)

90–260

Lifestyle

   

Exercises leisure (minutes/week)

256.1

225 (120; 300)

20–900

Inflammatory markers

   

Glucose levels (mg/dL)

111.9

103 (94; 117)

66–469

TC (mg/dl)

222.3

218 (196; 250)

91–336

LDLC (mg/dl)

130.7

128 (106; 154)

63–246

HDLC (mg/dl)

55.7

55 (46; 64)

29–100

TG (mg/dl)

183.3

165 (120; 220)

60–558

Food Intake

   

Total energy value (kcal/d)

1737.8

1619.4 (1286.1; 2041.2)

698.8–3955.3

Protein (%)

18.2

17.3 (14.2; 21.6)

8.1–44.5

Carbohydrate (%)

48.8

49.9 (41.5; 56.0)

14.6–73.6

Lipids (%)

36.7

35.6 (30.2; 41.7)

16.6–68.2

Saturated Fat (%)

10.3

9.8 (7.8; 12.7)

3.1–25.2

Cholesterol (mg)

230.5

178.2 (122.8; 282.3)

14.7–989.8

Sodium (mg)

2829.9

2521.5 (1843.5; 3603,8)

530.5–10596.2

HEI (score)

60.3

60.7 (54.2; 66.9)

33.0–84.2

  1. *Data are expressed as median with 25th and 75th percentiles in parentheses.
  2. **Values minimum–maximum.