Table 3. Associations of fruit and vegetable intake with smoking and alcohol intake.
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Men
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Women
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| Fruit and vegetable intake | Current smokers (%) | Alcohol intake ⩾15 g per day (%) | Current smokers (%) | Alcohol intake ⩾15 g per day (%) |
| Fruit | ||||
| Lowest fifth | 21.8 | 38.3 | 26.6 | 17.2 |
| Highest fifth | 4.1 | 16.7 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
| Vegetables | ||||
| Lowest fifth | 16.9 | 32.1 | 20.6 | 12.6 |
| Highest fifth | 6.2 | 22.7 | 10.3 | 9.4 |
Data for 288 109 men and 195 229 women in the National Institutes of Health-American Association of Retired Persons Diet and Health Study, adapted from George et al (2009).