| Mean ± SD or N (%) or Median (IQR range) |  | Mean ± SD or N (%) or Median (IQR range) |  | |||
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Characteristics | Total n = 100 | Male n = 31 | Female n = 69 | P valuea | High risk of CVD n = 68 | Low risk of CVD n = 32 | P valuea |
Age, yearsb | 49 ± 13 | 46 ± 13 | 50 ± 13 | 0.120 | 53 ± 13 | 38 ± 14 |  < 0.001 |
Race, Caucasian n (%) | 92 (92) | 25 (86) | 67 (94) | − | 65 (96) | 27 (84) |  – |
 Male n (%) |  |  |  | − | 21 (31) | 10 (31) |  – |
BMI, kg/m2b | 28.3 ± 6.5 | 27.41 ± 5.0 | 28.65 ± 7.2 | 0.729 | 30.65 ± 6.4 | 23.19 ± 2.7 |  < 0.001 |
Waist Circumference (cm) Umbilicusb | 95.8 ± 6.7 | 95.99 ± 12.60 | 95.70 ± 18.40 | 0.526 | 102.36 ± 15.40 | 81.83 ± 9.15 |  < 0.001 |
Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis % | 4 (4) | 3 (10) | 1 (1) | – | 4 (6) | 0 (0) | – |
Physical Activity METs tertiles | 1.41 ± 0.65 | 1.61 ± 0.72 | 1.32 ± 0.83 | 0.193 | 1.28 ± . 84 | 1.69 ± . 65 | 0.193 |
 n (%) low PA | 20 (20) | 4 (13) | 16 (23) | – | 17 (25) | 3 (9) | – |
 n (%) medium PA | 19 (19) | 4 (13) | 15 (22) | – | 15 (22) | 4 (13) | – |
 n (%) high PA | 61 (61) | 23 (74) | 38 (55) | – | 36 (53) | 25 (78) | – |
PAF ng/mLb | 7.96 (3.89 – 16.77) | 9.95 (4.31 – 15.33) | 6.45 (3.81 – 18.90) | 0.814 | 4.84 (3.24 – 14.57) | 13.27 (9.59 – 21.63) |  < 0.001 |
Lp-PLA2 nmol/min/mL | 14.91 ± 4.29 | 16.98 ± 4.90 | 13.98 ± 3.65 |  < 0.001 | 15.30 ± 4.42 | 14.09 ± 3.94 | 0.19 |
hsCRP mg/Lb,c | 0.96 (0.49 – 2.98) | 0.93 (0.41–2.1) | 1.1 (0.5–3.14) | 0.392 | 1.79 (0.64 – 3.80) | 0.56 (0.22 – 1.01) |  < 0.001 |
DASH Index (0–80) | 43.86 ± 8.59 | 43.00 ± 8.44 | 44.25 ± 8.69 | 0.505 | 42.10 ± 8.68 | 47.59 ± 7.19 | 0.002 |
Vegetarian Lifestyle Index (0–15) | 7.64 ± 1.58 | 7.08 ± 1.29 | 7.89 ± 1.65 | 0.01 | 7.40 ± 1.53 | 8.15 ± 1.58 | 0.026 |
HEIFA Score (0–100) | 60.04 ± 11.61 | 60.84 ± 11.73 | 59.68 ± 11.63 | 0.647 | 57.74 ± 11.28 | 64.94 ± 10.92 | 0.003 |
MEDAS Score (0–14) | 6.45 ± 2.30 | 6.45 ± 2.43 | 6.45 ± 2.26 | 0.996 | 6.07 ± 2.09 | 7.25 ± 2.55 | 0.016 |
erMedDiet Score (0–17) | 8.30 ± 2.25 | 8.10 ± 2.12 | 8.39 ± 2.31 | 0.547 | 8.03 ± 2.02 | 8.88 ± 2.61 | 0.112 |