| - | Baseline | After 2 Years Follow Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior Assessment | Indo-Mediterrnean Diet (n=1,446) | Standard Diet (n=1320) | Indo-Mediterrnean Diet (n=1,446) | Standard Diet (n=1,320) |
| Risk factors | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| Sedentary behavior, | 670(46.33) | 633(47.95) | 631(43.63) | 624(47.27) |
| Western dietary pattern (>salt, sugar and fat) | 657(45.44) | 608(46.06) | 53(3.66)** | 503(38.10) |
| Alcoholism (>10 drinks/week) | 186(12.86) | 173(13.11) | 54(3.67)** | 127(9.62) |
| Tobacco smoking (1 unit or more/week) | 390(26.97) | 327(24.77) | 68(4.70)* | 104(7.88) |
| Short sleep(<6 hours/day) | 356(24.62) | 337(25.53) | 153(10.58)** | 302(22.87) |
| Mental stress (Office or family problems) | 492(34.02) | 444(33.64) | 253(17.49)** | 365(27.65) |
| Protective factors | ||||
| Moderate physical activity | 311(21.51) | 290(21.97) | 357(24.68) | 312(23.63) |
| Meditation and prayer | 319(22.04) | 278(21.06) | 337(23.30) | 285(21.59) |
| Yoga postures (> once/week) | 51(3.53) | 41(3.11) | 68(4.70)* | 43(32.57) |
| Intermittent fasting (>once/week) | 36(2.49) | 32(2.42) | 58(4.01) | 37(2.80) |
| Circadian restricted eating (Eating once daily) | 16(1.11) | 20(1.52) | 32(2.21) | 18(1.36) |
| Low caloric diet (<1,500 K Cal/day) | 16(1.11) | 23(1.74) | 28(1.93) | 21(1.59) |
| Mastication(Chewing >15/bite) | 308(21.30) | 249(18.86) | 355(24.55)** | 252(19.09) |
| Music (Listening or playing >once/week) | 117(8.09) | 110(8.33) | 145(10.02) | 117(8.86) |
| Intellectual work(reading writing >1 h daily) | 677(46.82) | 621(47.05) | 650(44.95) | 612(46.36) |
| Moderate alcohol intake, 6 to 10 drinks/week | 44(3.04) | 42(3.18) | 56(5.86) | 35(2.65) |
| Good sleep (6-8 h/day) | 135(9.34) | 135(10.22) | 177(12.24) | 142(10.75) |