Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants by diet assignment
|  | Prudent (n = 46) | Western (n = 38) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%)a | |||
 Male | 14 (30.4) | 12 (31.6) | 1.00 |
 Female | 32 (69.6) | 26 (68.4) | |
Ethnicity, n (%)a | |||
 White | 34 (73.1) | 30 (79.0) | 0.32 |
 Black/African Canadian | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Asian | 8 (17.3) | 8 (21.1) |  |
 Other | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Age, mean (SD)b | 44.1 (19.9) | 43.6 (19.1) | 0.92 |
Body weight (kg)b | 72.4 (16.3) | 69.2 (13.2) | 0.32 |
Height (cm)b | 166.7 (8.9) | 166.3 (9.4) | 0.80 |
Body-mass index (kg/m2)b | 26.1 (5.6) | 25.1 (4.5) | 0.37 |
Percent body fat | 27.9 (9.0) | 28.6 (11.7) | 0.72 |
Waist circumference | 80.8 (13.6) | 78.0 (12.4) | 0.34 |
 Women | 79.2 (14.9) | 74.2 (11.2) | 0.17 |
 Men | 84.8 (10.1) | 86.6 (11.3) | 0.67 |
Blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
 Systolicb | 117.6 (17.1) | 113.1 (17.9) | 0.25 |
 Diastolicb | 74.2 (10.5) | 73.9 (9.7) | 0.87 |
Lipids (mmol/L) | |||
 Total Cholesterolb | 4.98 (1.31) | 5.30 (1.07) | 0.23 |
 HDL-Cb | 1.50 (0.40) | 1.47 (0.41) | 0.72 |
  Women | 1.55 (0.36) | 1.56 (0.40) | 0.97 |
  Men | 1.35 (0.44) | 1.23 (0.26) | 0.40 |
 Non-HDL-Cb | 3.48 (1.17) | 3.83 (0.94) | 0.14 |
  Women | 3.64 (1.24) | 3.73 (1.03) | 0.76 |
  Men | 2.98 (0.75) | 3.95 (0.73) | 0.003 |