Table 2.
Dietary factors among all participants by race
| Characteristic | Black (n = 146) | White (n = 424) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Consumption | |||
| Never | 17 (12.7) | 34 (8.6) | 0.001 |
| Rarely | 25 (18.7) | 35 (8.8) | |
| Monthly | 29 (21.6) | 66 (16.6) | |
| Weekly | 55 (41.0) | 237 (59.7) | |
| Daily | 8 (6.0) | 25 (6.3) | |
| Fruit Consumption | |||
| Never | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.002 |
| Rarely | 7 (5.2) | 13 (3.3) | |
| Monthly | 9 (6.7) | 7 (1.8) | |
| Weekly | 36 (26.9) | 81 (20.3) | |
| Daily | 81 (60.4) | 298 (74.7) | |
| Vegetable Consumption | |||
| Never | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.008 |
| Rarely | 3 (2.3) | 4 (1.0) | |
| Monthly | 4 (3.0) | 6 (1.5) | |
| Weekly | 29 (21.8) | 48 (12.0) | |
| Daily | 97 (72.9) | 341 (85.5) | |
| Milk Consumption | |||
| Never | 14 (9.9) | 27 (6.5) | < 0.001 |
| Rarely | 44 (31.2) | 49 (11.9) | |
| Monthly | 18 (12.8) | 27 (6.5) | |
| Weekly | 38 (27.0) | 87 (21.1) | |
| Daily | 27 (19.1) | 223 (54.0) | |
| Coffee Consumption | |||
| Never | 56 (38.6) | 133 (31.9) | 0.01 |
| Rarely | 25 (17.2) | 44 (10.6) | |
| Monthly | 7 (4.8) | 11 (2.6) | |
| Weekly | 11 (7.6) | 32 (7.7) | |
| Daily | 46 (31.7) | 197 (47.2) | |
| Tea Consumption | |||
| Never | 17(12.0) | 75 (18.3) | 0.005 |
| Rarely | 37 (26.1) | 95 (23.2) | |
| Monthly | 22 (15.5) | 43 (10.5) | |
| Weekly | 40 (28.2) | 76 (18.5) | |
| Daily | 26 (18.3) | 121 (29.5) | |
| Chocolate Consumption | |||
| Never | 6 (4.5) | 17 (4.3) | 0.004 |
| Rarely | 38 (28.8) | 67 (16.8) | |
| Monthly | 34 (25.8) | 81 (20.3) | |
| Weekly | 40 (30.3) | 188 (47.0) | |
| Daily | 14 (10.6) | 47 (11.8) | |
| Red Wine Consumption | |||
| Never | 59 (41.5) | 139 (34.6) | 0.008 |
| Rarely | 47 (33.1) | 99 (24.6) | |
| Monthly | 19 (13.4) | 65 (16.2) | |
| Weekly | 14 (9.9) | 70 (17.4) | |
| Daily | 3 (2.1) | 29 (7.2) | |
| Liquor Consumption | |||
| Never | 72 (51.1) | 155 (38.6) | 0.001 |
| Rarely | 35 (24.8) | 170 (42.3) | |
| Monthly | 21 (14.9) | 33 (8.2) | |
| Weekly | 10 (7.1) | 36 (9.0) | |
| Daily | 3 (2.1) | 8 (2.0) | |
| Beer Consumption | |||
| Never | 85 (59.9) | 187 (46.3) | 0.02 |
| Rarely | 27 (19.0) | 119 (29.5) | |
| Monthly | 15 (10.6) | 43 (10.6) | |
| Weekly | 11 (7.7) | 49 (12.1) | |
| Daily | 4 (2.8) | 6 (1.5) | |
| Alcohol Consumption | |||
| Yes | 102 (70.8) | 337 (79.9) | 0.03 |
| No | 42 (29.2) | 85 (20.1) | |
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All data are shown as number (%)