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. 2025 Nov 3;12:1706487. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1706487

Table 2.

Consumption level of meat and vegetables by selected characteristics of participants in Nanjing municipality in 2023, China (N = 60,945).

Characteristics of participants Number of participants, % (n) Consumption level of meat and vegetables
Meat (g/wk) Vegetables (g/d)
Median (25th and 75th IQR) H p-value * Median (25th and 75th IQR) H p-value *
Total 60,945 700.0 (375.0, 1,100) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Age (years) 18–19 3.5 (2132) 850.0 (500.0, 1400.0) 1640.73 <0.001 150.0 (78.6, 200.0) 812.32 <0.001
20–29 21.9 (13337) 850.0 (500.0, 1400.0) 150.0 (100.0, 250.0)
30–39 18.3 (11144) 750.0 (450.0, 1250.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
40–49 14.0 (8538) 700.0 (375.0, 1075.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
50–59 22.9 (13943) 675.0 (350.0, 1050.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
60–69 13.2 (8015) 525.0 (300.0, 900.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
70–79 5.3 (3251) 500.0 (300.0, 825.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
80+ 1.0 (585) 500.0 (300.0, 725.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Sex Men 49.4 (30090) 725.0 (425.0, 1250.0) 565.24 <0.001 200.0 (100.0, 300.0) 2.67 0.103
Women 50.6 (30855) 700.0 (350.0, 1050.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Location Urban 38.4 (23397) 700.0 (425.0, 1250.0) 270.40 <0.001 196.4 (100.0, 250.0) 262.65 <0.001
Suburban 61.6 (37548) 700.0 (350.0, 1050.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Educational attainment (years of schooling) 9- 14.1 (8608) 500.0 (300.0, 850.0) 1376.97 <0.001 200.0 (100.0, 300.0) 600.28 <0.001
10–12 43.4 (26437) 700.0 (350.0, 1050.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
13+ 42.5 (25900) 775.0 (500.0, 1350.0) 196.0 (100.0, 250.0)
Marital status Single 27.3 (16616) 825.0 (450.0, 1400.0) 515.52 <0.001 150.0 (100.0, 250.0) 533.62 <0.001
Married/having a partner 72.7 (44329) 700.0 (350.0, 1,050) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Body weight status $ Underweight 4.1 (2483) 700.0 (400.0, 1250.0) 22.04 <0.001 150.0 (100.0, 250.0) 179.80 <0.001
Normal 43.1 (26280) 700.0 (375.0, 1100.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Overweight 36.2 (22055) 700.0 (375.0, 1100.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Obesity 16.6 (10127) 700.0 (375.0, 1100.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Smoking No 78.1 (47608) 700.0 (363.0, 1050.0) 148.65 <0.001 200.0 (100.0, 300.0) 126.78 <0.001
Yes 21.9 (13337) 725.0 (425.0, 1250.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)
Drinking No 71.5 (43584) 700.0 (350.0, 1050.0) 397.88 <0.001 200.0 (100.0, 300.0) 18.44 <0.001
Yes 28.5 (17361) 750.0 (425.0, 1350.0) 200.0 (100.0, 300.0)

* Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA test was used to examine the differences in food intake among participants by selected characteristics. $ Body weight status was categorized as underweight (BMI<18.5), normal weight (BMI = 18.5, 23.9), overweight (BMI = 24.0, 27.9), or obesity (BMI ≥ 28.0) based on recommendations for Chinese adults using the body mass index (BMI). ‡ Smoking status was defined based on recommendation by the China National Center for Chronic Disease Control and Prevention. ¶ Drinking status was defined based on recommendation by the China National Center for Chronic Disease Control and Prevention.