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. 2023 Oct 5;33(10):536–542. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20220063

Table 1. Sex-specific participants’ baseline characteristics according to quartiles of energy-adjusted dietary vitamin K consumption among Japanese adults.

Characteristics Energy-adjusted dietary vitamin K intake P for trend

Q1 (Low) Q2 Q3 Q4 (High)
Men
Amount, µg/day 101.2 (33.7) 145.6 (33.2) 198.8 (36.5) 276.7 (40.7)
Subjects, n 4,085 4,085 4,086 4,085
Age, years 53.4 (9.2) 55.7 (10.1) 57.0 (10.2) 58.8 (10.1) <0.0001
BMI, kg/m2 22.8 (2.8) 22.7 (2.8) 22.7 (2.8) 22.6 (2.7) 0.002
Family history of cancer, % 7.1 3.9 4.1 2.6 <0.0001
Current smokers, % 56.8 52.4 50.2 46.6 <0.0001
Current drinkers, % 79.4 75.8 72.5 70.5 <0.0001
Walking ≥1 hour/day, % 42.9 42.1 45.4 46.6 <0.0001
Sports ≥5 hour/week, % 4.5 5.7 6.4 8.3 <0.0001
Sleep duration, hours/day 7.4 (1.1) 7.4 (1.0) 7.4 (1.1) 7.5 (1.1) <0.0001
Higher education, % 43.5 46.3 46.0 46.3 <0.0001
High perceived stress, % 13.1 11.7 10.7 11.3 <0.0001
Energy, Kcal/day 1,757 (478) 1,649 (476) 1,708 (477) 1,748 (465) 0.35
Total vegetable intake, g/day 67 (132) 138 (213) 239 (282) 502 (345) <0.0001
Vitamin A intake, µg/day 758 (624) 930 (656) 1,167 (772) 1,447 (893) <0.0001
Vitamin C intake, mg/day 87 (39) 110 (40) 131 (42) 160 (45) <0.0001
β-cryptoxanthin intake, µg/day 442 (377) 544 (396) 624 (404) 736 (438) <0.0001
Women
Amount, µg/day 113.4 (35.3) 157.2 (33.1) 209.6 (37.8) 277.4 (37.9)
Subjects, n 6,456 6,456 6,457 6,456
Age, years 54.9 (9.8) 56.0 (10.0) 56.7 (9.9) 58.6 (9.7) <0.0001
BMI, kg/m2 22.9 (3.2) 22.8 (3.0) 22.8 (3.1) 22.8 (3.1) 0.17
Family history of cancer, % 8.5 4.3 3.5 2.3 <0.0001
Current smokers, % 6.2 4.6 3.9 3.9 0.08
Current drinkers, % 24.9 23.9 22.6 21.6 <0.0001
Walking ≥1 hour/day, % 44.5 45.2 46.5 47.5 <0.0001
Sports ≥5 hour/week, % 3.1 3.0 4.2 5.6 <0.0001
Sleep duration, hours/day 7.0 (1.0) 7.0 (1.0) 7.0 (1.0) 7.1 (1.1) <0.0001
Higher education, % 38.7 40.9 42.7 40.1 <0.0001
High perceived stress, % 11.7 10.4 10.1 9.9 <0.0001
Energy, Kcal/day 1,422 (380) 1,349 (334) 1,405 (353) 1,440 (333) <0.0001
Total vegetable intake, g/day 110 (192) 201 (262) 322 (319) 563 (331) <0.0001
Vitamin A intake, µg/day 836 (772) 987 (755) 1,169 (769) 1,454 (924) <0.0001
Vitamin C intake, mg/day 104 (40) 123 (40) 141 (40) 166 (42) <0.0001
β-cryptoxanthin intake, µg/day 617 (420) 698 (417) 755 (412) 855 (425) <0.0001

BMI, body mass index.

Means (standard deviations) or percentages were presented.