Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of participants recruited into the study (n = 1206) and of participants with data on food intake at all four measurement points (n = 880)
| Characteristics at baseline | Total cohort | Complete longitudinal information on food intake | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | No (%) | Mean (SD) | No (%) | |
| MI, myocardial infarction. | ||||
| Age (years) | 58.7 (8.2) | 59.2 (7.8) | ||
| 30–39 | 29 (2.4%) | 15 (1.7%) | ||
| 40–49 | 158 (13.1%) | 106 (12.1%) | ||
| 50–59 | 350 (29.0%) | 246 (28.0%) | ||
| 60–70 | 669 (55.5%) | 513 (58.3%) | ||
| Women | 190 (15.8%) | 134 (15.2%) | ||
| School education >11 years | 204 (17.2%) | 146 (16.9%) | ||
| Family status: married | 990 (82.1%) | 757 (86.0%) | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.9 (3.3) | 26.8 (3.2) | ||
| ⩽25 | 336 (27.9%) | 259 (29.5%) | ||
| >25–30 | 676 (56.1%) | 493 (56.2%) | ||
| >30 | 189 (15.7%) | 125 (14.3%) | ||
| Cigarette smoking | ||||
| Never smoker | 373 (31.0%) | 296 (33.8%) | ||
| Former smoker | 764 (63.6%) | 547 (62.4%) | ||
| Current smoker | 65 (5.4%) | 34 (3.9%) | ||
| History of hypertension | 667 (55.3%) | 496 (56.6%) | ||
| History of diabetes | 212 (17.6%) | 134 (15.4%) | ||
| History of MI | 716 (59.4%) | 502 (57.1%) | ||