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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Dietary flavonoid intake is negatively associated with accelerating aging: an American population-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

(n = 5391)

Without PhenoAgeAccel (n = 3581)

With PhenoAgeAccel (n = 1810)

P-value

Sociodemographic characteristics

Gender, n (%)

   

0.109

 Male

2590 (48.47)

1642 (47.39)

948 (51.04)

 

 Female

2801 (51.53)

1939 (52.61)

862 (48.96)

 

Age, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 20–50

2527 (54.42)

1805 (57.70)

722 (46.62)

 

 50–65

1483 (26.94)

967 (26.42)

516 (28.17)

 

 > 65

1381 (18.64)

809 (15.88)

572 (25.21)

 

Race, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Non-Hispanic White

2609 (69.87)

1792 (72.56)

817 (63.43)

 

 Mexican American

863 (8.28)

608 (8.06)

255 (8.85)

 

 Other Hispanic

503 (4.87)

343 (4.59)

160 (5.54)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

1008 (10.02)

551 (7.72)

457 (15.51)

 

 Other Race

408 (6.96)

287 (7.07)

121 (6.68)

 

PIR, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 < 1

1005 (13.53)

607 (11.90)

398 (17.42)

 

 1–3

2389 (36.78)

1505 (33.88)

884 (43.73)

 

 > 3

1997(49.69)

1469 (54.23)

528 (38.86)

 

Education level, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Below high school

1286 (15.15)

794 (13.33)

492 (19.51)

 

 High school graduate or GED

1276 (24.84)

792 (22.55)

484 (30.29)

 

 Some colleges or above

2829 (60.01)

1995 (64.12)

834 (50.19)

 

Marital status, n (%)

   

0.012

 Married/cohabiting

3280 (62.74)

2235 (63.79)

1045 (60.24)

 

 Widowed/divorced/separated

1253 (19.23)

748 (17.34)

505 (23.74)

 

 Never married

858 (18.03)

598 (18.87)

260 (16.01)

 

Behavioral characteristics

    

Drink, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

3272 (60.87)

2327 (65.52)

945 (49.78)

 

 Yes

2119 (39.13)

1254 (34.48)

865 (50.22)

 

Smoke, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

2929 (54.96)

2095 (58.47)

834 (46.57)

 

 Yes

2462 (45.04)

1486 (41.53)

976 (53.43)

 

BMI, n (%)

   

< 0.001

< 25

1484(29.86)

1179 (35.78)

305 (15.71)

 

 25–30

1809(32.28)

1330 (35.45)

479 (24.72)

 

 > 30

2098(37.86)

1072 (28.77)

1026 (59.57)

 

Physical activity, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Inactive

2251 (35.68)

1318 (30.68)

933 (47.61)

 

 Insufficient

889 (16.74)

606 (17.70)

283 (14.45)

 

 Moderate

701 (14.19)

502 (14.82)

199 (12.69)

 

 High

1550 (33.39)

1155 (36.79)

395 (25.25)

 

Health characteristics

Diabetes, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

4523 (88.89)

3309 (94.97)

1214 (74.35)

 

 Yes

868 (11.11)

272 (5.03)

596 (25.65)

 

Chronic Kidney Disease, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

4730 (91.18)

3316 (94.58)

1414 (83.04)

 

 Yes

661 (8.82)

265 (5.42)

396 (16.96)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 No

3358 (67.59)

2454 (72.84)

904 (55.04)

 

 Yes

2033 (32.41)

1127 (27.16)

906 (44.96)

 

Dietary flavonoid intake (mg per day)

Isoflavones, n (%)

   

0.017

 Q1 (0–0)

2039 (36.60)

1292 (34.49)

747 (41.63)

 

 Q2 (0-0.005)

354 (7.19)

228 (6.97)

126 (7.71)

 

 Q3 (0.005–0.02)

788 (15.88)

520 (16.20)

268 (15.11)

 

 Q4 (0.02–0.145)

1106 (17.98)

773 (18.49)

333 (16.74)

 

 Q5 (0.145–390.6)

1104 (22.36)

768 (23.84)

336 (18.81)

 

Anthocyanidins, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Q1 (0-0.020)

1102 (21.84)

651 (19.88)

451 (26.52)

 

 Q2 (0.02–1.005)

1055 (18.54)

658 (17.33)

397 (21.43)

 

 Q3 (1.005–4.010)

1079 (18.21)

729 (18.99)

350 (16.35)

 

 Q4 (4.010-16.815)

1078 (19.78)

758 (20.79)

320 (17.36)

 

 Q5 (16.815–543.83)

1077 (21.63)

785 (23.01)

292 (18.34)

 

Flavan-3-ols, n (%)

   

0.007

 Q1 (0-3.560)

1079 (18.50)

620 (16.31)

459 (23.73)

 

 Q2 (3.560-10.055)

1080 (18.14)

729 (17.96)

351 (18.56)

 

 Q3 (10.055–24.890)

1076 (19.08)

757 (19.95)

319 (16.98)

 

 Q4 (24.890-229.820)

1078 (20.97)

735 (21.79)

343 (18.99)

 

 Q5 (229.820-4939.790)

1078 (23.32)

740 (23.99)

338 (21.74)

 

Flavanones, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Q1 (0-0.005)

1108 (21.17)

634 (18.99)

474 (26.37)

 

 Q2 (0.005–0.250)

1056 (20.96)

682 (20.52)

374 (22.02)

 

 Q3 (0.250–2.495)

1073 (21.79)

745 (22.66)

328 (19.70)

 

 Q4 (2.495–25.400)

1076 (20.00)

774 (21.56)

302 (16.28)

 

 Q5 (25.400-345.685)

1078 (16.08)

746 (16.26)

332 (15.63)

 

Flavones, n (%)

   

< 0.001

 Q1 (0-0.135)

1094 (19.41)

619 (16.33)

475 (26.76)

 

 Q2 (0.135–0.365)

1073 (18.64)

668 (17.63)

405 (21.05)

 

 Q3 (0.365–0.705)

1078 (19.07)

750 (20.11)

328 (16.59)

 

 Q4 (0.705–1.315)

1072 (20.55)

760 (21.94)

312 (17.23)

 

 Q5 (1.315–87.245)

1074 (22.33)

784 (23.99)

290 (18.38)

 

Flavonols, n (%)

   

0.006

 Q1 (0-5.880)

1079 (17.46)

633 (15.68)

446 (21.71)

 

 Q2 (5.880–10.250)

1080 (18.09)

708 (17.47)

372 (19.57)

 

 Q3 (10.250–15.900)

1077 (19.97)

730 (20.14)

347 (19.58)

 

 Q4 (15.900-25.390)

1078 (20.74)

756 (21.91)

322 (17.94)

 

 Q5 (25.390-262.435)

1077 (23.74)

754 (24.81)

323 (21.20)

 

Total flavonoids, n (%)

   

0.005

 Q1 (0-19.350)

1079 (19.65)

622 (17.26)

457 (25.35)

 

 Q2 (19.350-44.555)

1078 (17.64)

728 (18.13)

350 (16.46)

 

 Q3 (44.555–97.660)

1078 (18.66)

738 (19.05)

340 (17.72)

 

 Q4 (97.660-283.950)

1078 (20.57)

758 (21.29)

320 (18.85)

 

 Q5 (283.950-5177.470)

1078 (23.48)

735 (24.26)

343 (21.61)

 
  1. Abbreviations BMI, body mass index; PIR, poverty income ratio; Q1, quintile 1; Q2, quintile 2; Q3, quintile 3; Q4, quintile 4; Q5, quintile 5