The sociodemographic and dietary characteristics of the individuals are presented in Table 2. The traditional dietary pattern was typical of older individuals, the western pattern of those with higher education level and those who spent more on food “per capita” and the healthy pattern of those who had the lowest income in minimum wages. The dietary patterns were not different with regard to total energy intake, carbohydrates in grams and percentage of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, monounsaturated fats and fibers in relation to total energy intake. However, the percentages of saturated fat and cholesterol were higher in the western pattern while the healthy pattern had higher mean percentages of polyunsaturated fats.