Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 187) from the Hunter community study.

Values are expressed as median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and percentages for categorical variables.P-values were derived using t-tests for continuous variables or the Wilcoxon rank-sum tests for continuous variables displaying significant departures from normality; or the chi-square test for categorical variables.Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid.