Table 1 Baseline characteristic of participants according to group of intervention diets
Characteristics | Total population | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | DASH diet | Legume-based DASH diet |
Age, years | 55.3 (6.9) | 55.4 (7.1) |
Female, n (%) | 84 (56.0) | 87 (58.0) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 30.7 (3.4) | 30.7 (3.6) |
Physical activity levels, Met-h/week | 3.5 (2.7) | 3.4 (2.7) |
Academic degree, n (%) | 18 (12.0) | 22 (14.7) |
Hypertensive participants*, n (%) | 90 (60.0) | 85 (56.7) |
Hyperlipidemia participants**, n (%) | 135 (90.0) | 140 (93.3) |
Medication | Â | Â |
 Oral antidiabetic medications |  |  |
  Metformin, n (%) | 55 (36.7) | 69 (46.0) |
  Sulfonylurea, n (%) | 40 (26.7) | 29 (19.3) |
  Metformin + sulfonylurea, n (%) | 45 (30.0) | 31 (20.7) |
  Metformin + thiazolidinedione, n (%) | 5 (3.3) | 11 (7.3) |
  Others, n (%) | 5 (3.3) | 10 (6.7) |
 Antihypertensive drugs |  |  |
  ACE inhibitor/ARB use, n (%) | 52 (34.7) | 48 (32.0) |
  Thiazide, n (%) | 7 (4.7) | 2 (1.3) |
  Others, n (%) | 10 (6.7) | 8 (5.3) |
 Lipid lowering drugs |  |  |
  Statin use, n (%) | 85 (56.7) | 85 (56.7) |
  Others, n (%) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (2.7) |