Table 2.
Number of Older Adults Reporting Avoidance of Common Foods (N = 635)
| Foods |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 1. Whole apples with skin | 320 | |||||||||||||
| 2. Whole nuts, not chopped | 176 | 209 | ||||||||||||
| 3. Sticky candy | 151 | 103 | 208 | |||||||||||
| 4. Carrot sticks or whole | 181 | 135 | 196 | 204 | ||||||||||
| 5. Corn | 82 | 68 | 58 | 65 | 94 | |||||||||
| 6. Popcorn | 91 | 63 | 52 | 61 | 34 | 88 | ||||||||
| 7. Grilled or fried pork chops or steak | 78 | 65 | 49 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 88 | |||||||
| 8. Lettuce or tossed salad | 61 | 45 | 39 | 48 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 64 | ||||||
| 9. Berries, including straw-, rasp-, and blueberries | 29 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 32 | |||||
| 10. Fried chicken | 24 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 26 | ||||
| 11. Raw tomatoes | 21 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | |||
| 12. Fried fish or shrimp | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 13. Ground beef or hamburger | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 14. Baked or stewed chicken | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Notes: Numbered columns correspond to similarly numbered rows. Values at the intersection of column and row indicate the number of persons that report avoiding one food who also avoid another food.