Table 1. Demographic and lifestyle characteristics by quartiles of fruit and vegetable consumption of 20,069 Dutch participants1.
| Quartiles of fruit and vegetable consumption | ||||
| Q1: ≤241 g/d2 | Q2: 241–346 g/d | Q3: 346–475 g/d | Q4: >475 g/d | |
| Age, y | 41.4 (10.7) | 41.4 (11.0) | 41.6 (11.1) | 41.6 (11.5) |
| Men, % | 57.3 | 45.9 | 40.2 | 35.8 |
| Low educational level3, % | 54.4 | 47.2 | 43.7 | 42.4 |
| Current smokers, % | 45.9 | 37.9 | 32.6 | 29.8 |
| High alcohol consumers4, % | 35.1 | 31.9 | 29.6 | 27.1 |
| Vitamin supplement use, % | 25.4 | 29.7 | 32 | 36.4 |
| Physically activity5, % | 57.8 | 65.5 | 70 | 71.8 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 25.1 (4.0) | 24.8 (3.8) | 24.7 (3.7) | 24.7 (3.8) |
| Serum total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.3 (1.1) | 5.3 (1.0) | 5.2 (1.0) | 5.2 (1.1) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 121 (16) | 120 (16) | 119 (15) | 119 (16) |
| Family history of AMI6, % | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Hormone replacement therapy use, % | 3.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Vegetarians, % | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
| Fish consumers7, % | 18.4 | 23.0 | 27.2 | 31.2 |
Data are presented as mean (SD) or percentages.
100 gram of fruit and vegetables equals 1 medium-sized piece of fruit or 1 cup cut-up raw fruit, fruit juice, cooked vegetables, or 2 cups raw leafy vegetables.
Low educational level is defined as primary school and lower, intermediate general education.
High alcohol consumption is defined as >1 glass per day in women and >2 glasses per day in men.
Physically active on 5 d/wk and ≥0.5 hr/d with an intensity of ≥4 metabolic equivalents. In sub sample of participants enrolled from 1994 onwards (n = 15,433).
Family history of AMI is defined as occurrence of AMI before 55y of the father or before 65y of the mother.
Fish consumption is defined as the highest quartile of fish intake (median: 17 g/d, i.e. ∼1 portion of fish/week).