TABLE 1.
Characteristics of 91,981 women in the Nurses’ Health Study across quintiles of fatty acid intake at baseline in 19801
| SFA |
MUFA |
PUFA |
trans Unsaturated fat |
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| Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | Q1 | Q3 | Q5 | |
| Fatty acid intake, median (% of total fat) | 32.8 | 38.0 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 39.2 | 43.7 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 20.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| Fatty acid intake, range (% of total fat) | <34.5 | 36.9–39.1 | >41.8 | <37.0 | 38.5–40.0 | >42.0 | <12.2 | 14.8–16.8 | >19.0 | <4.1 | 4.8–5.5 | >6.5 |
| Age (y) | 47 ± 72 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 46 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 | 47 ± 7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 4.5 | 24.4 ± 4.4 | 24.5 ± 4.5 | 24.1 ± 4.5 | 24.3 ± 4.5 | 24.6 ± 4.5 | 24.5 ± 4.5 | 24.4 ± 4.5 | 24.3 ± 4.6 | 24.1 ± 4.4 | 24.4 ± 4.4 | 24.5 ± 4.6 |
| Exercise (h/wk) | 3.9 ± 2.9 | 3.9 ± 2.9 | 3.8 ± 2.9 | 4.1 ± 2.9 | 3.9 ± 2.9 | 3.7 ± 2.8 | 3.8 ± 2.9 | 3.9 ± 2.9 | 3.8 ± 2.9 | 4.2 ± 3.0 | 3.9 ± 2.9 | 3.7 ± 2.8 |
| Total fat intake (% of energy) | 36.9 ± 8.3 | 39.5 ± 7.6 | 38.5 ± 7.9 | 33.4 ± 8.0 | 37.9 ± 6.7 | 41.7 ± 7.8 | 41.5 ± 7.7 | 37.2 ± 7.1 | 34.1 ± 8.1 | 38.5 ± 9.0 | 39.9 ± 7.7 | 37.4 ± 7.4 |
| Current smoking (%) | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Current hormone therapy (%) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Family history of MI, age <60 y (%) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Regular aspirin use (%) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| History of disease (%) | ||||||||||||
| Diabetes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Hypertension | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| CHD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
1
All variables except age were age-standardized. CHD, coronary heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; Q, quintile.
2
Mean ± SD (all such values).