“Traditional” and “Healthy” Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Low Cardiometabolic Risk in Brazilian Subjects

Table 1

Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics in cardiometabolic risk subjects (n = 295) in Brazil, 2017.

Variables		%
Sex
Female	172	58.3
Age (years)
<30	108	36.6
30–60	146	49.5
6–84	41	13.9
Education
Primary or secondary (complete or incomplete)	127	39.6
College (complete or incomplete)	168	60.4
Family Income
Until 4 minimum wages	209	67.4
>4 minimum wages	86	32.6
Employment at UFV
Employee or relative	177	59.7
Student	118	40.3
Smoking
Smoker or ex-smoker	93	32.0
Never smoked	198	68.0
Physical activity (>150 minutes per week)
Yes	156	52.9
Alcohol intake
Do not drink	114	39.9
Drink eventually	165	57.7
Drink daily	6	2.1
Ex-alcoholic	1	0.3
BMI (kg/m^2)
Overweight	209	70.8
Self-report of medical diagnosis of diseases
Diabetes	56	19.0
Dyslipidemias	233	79.3
Hypertension	117	39.6
Use of medicines
Oral hypoglycemic or insulin	53	17.9
Statins or fibrates	106	35.9
Antihypertensives	117	39.6

UFV = Universidade Federal de Viçosa; BMI= body mass index. n = 291. n = 286.