TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics for the study population by quintile (Q) of fruit and vegetable intake1
| Fruit |
Vegetable |
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| Women (n = 195,229) |
Men (n = 288,109) |
Women (n = 195,229) |
Men (n = 288,109) |
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| Q1 | Q5 | Q1 | Q5 | Q1 | Q5 | Q1 | Q5 | |
| Fruit (cup equivalents/1000 kcal)2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Vegetable (cup equivalents/1000 kcal)2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Mean age (y)3 | 60.9 ± 0.03 | 62.4 ± 0.03 | 61.1 ± 0.02 | 62.7 ± 0.02 | 61.7 ± 0.03 | 61.9 ± 0.03 | 61.9 ± 0.02 | 62.4 ± 0.02 |
| White, non-Hispanic (%) | 92.6 | 83.6 | 94.3 | 89.2 | 87.4 | 89.3 | 91.1 | 91.8 |
| College or postcollege (%) | 48.7 | 56.1 | 60.4 | 68.9 | 45.4 | 62 | 57.7 | 72.3 |
| Married (%) | 44.9 | 41.1 | 83.9 | 83.4 | 38.9 | 44.7 | 81.8 | 85.1 |
| BMI < 254 (%) | 40.1 | 46.7 | 27.4 | 31.6 | 14.4 | 45.5 | 29.2 | 29.8 |
| Family history of any cancer (%) | 51.7 | 49.8 | 47.2 | 45.4 | 50.9 | 50.7 | 46.7 | 46.1 |
| Current smoker (%) | 26.6 | 7.8 | 21.8 | 4.12 | 20.6 | 10.3 | 16.9 | 6.2 |
| Physical activity ≥5 times/wk (%) | 10.5 | 21.7 | 15.4 | 27.9 | 11.5 | 22.4 | 16.8 | 27.2 |
| Alcohol intake ≥15g/d (%) | 17.2 | 5.3 | 38.3 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 32.1 | 22.7 |
| Current MHT (%) | 42.5 | 42.7 | ≈≈ | ≈≈ | 41.1 | 45.2 | ≈≈ | ≈≈ |
| Total energy intake (kcal/d)3 | 1647 ± 3.7 | 1412.1 ± 2.8 | 2251.3 ± 4.2 | 1738 ± 2.8 | 1647.1 ± 3.7 | 1421.7 ± 2.9 | 2188.2 ± 4.1 | 1801.5 ± 2.9 |
1
MHT, menopausal hormone therapy. All difference between Q5 and Q1 were statistically significant for men and women, P < 0.0001 (chi-square test for categorical variables; t test for continuous variables).
2
All values are medians.
3
All values are means ± SDs.
4
BMI in kg/m2.