Table 1.

The characteristics of study sample (n = 400)

	No (%)	FV serving/day Mean (SD)	P*
Age			0.003
60-64	255 (63.8)	1.83 (1.18)
65-69	87 (21.7)	1.73 (1.10)
70-74	47 (11.75)	1.52 (1.04)
75-79	8 (2)	1.53 (0.88)
80-84	2 (0.5)	0.57 (0.61)
>85	1 (0.25)	0.29 (0.29)
Gender			0.81
Male	102 (25.5)	1.74 (1.16)
Female	298 (74.5)	1.77 (1.50)
Education			< 0.001
Illiterate	165 (41.2)	1.63 (0.96)
Primary	143 (35.8)	1.74 (1.15)
Junior secondary	64 (17)	1.57 (0.98)
Senior secondary	22 (5.5)	3.15 (1.73)
College	6.0 (1.5)	2.98 (1.54)
Marital status			< 0.001
Married	230(55)	1.95(1.16)
Widowed/divorced	170 (45)	1.51(1.08)
Economic Status			< 0.001
Low (0-3 assets)	306 (76.5)	1.68 (1.03)
Intermediate (4-6 assets)	65 (16.3)	1.57 (0.99)
High (8 or more assets)	29 (7.3)	3.34 (1.52)
Employment status			0.58
Employed	54 (13.5)	1.91 (1.04)
Housewife	283 (70.8)	1.73 (1.11)
Retired	63 (15.7)	1.79 (1.41)
BMI			< 0.001
<25	106 (26.5)	2.78 (1.15)
25-29	192 (48)	1.66 (0.74)
≥ 30	103 (25.5)	0.92 (1.01)
Stage of change (n = 386)			< 0.001
Precontemplation	283(73.4)	1.63 (0.98)
Contemplation	76 (19.6)	1.47 (0.94)
Preparation	27 (7.00)	2.28 (0.68)
Action	6.0 (1.50)	5.0 (0.00)
Maintenance	8.0 (2)	5.25 (0.70)
Chronic disease			< 0.001
Yes	197 (49.25)	2.03 (1.29)
No	203 (50.75)	1.49 (0.92)

* Derived from independent samples t-test and one was analysis of variance (ANOVA).