Table 2.
Dietary and Lifestyle Factors by Age and Sex in Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada, 2005-2007a
| Characteristic | Age, y | P Valueb | ||||
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| Men, Carriacou and Petite Martinique | <35 (n = 233) | 35-44 (n = 146) | 45-54 (n = 172) | 55-64 (n = 91) | ≥65 (n = 144) | NA |
| Eats fish ≥twice/wk, % | 78.1 | 84.9 | 83.7 | 81.3 | 80.6 | .63 |
| Eats fried meat/fish, % | 80.3 | 70.1 | 77.8 | 68.5 | 61.4 | <.001 |
| No. of fruit servings/wk, median (IQR) | 6.0 (10.0) | 6.0 (11.0) | 6.0(9.0) | 6.0 (5.0) | 6.0 (7.0) | .74 |
| No. of vegetable servings/wk, median (IQR) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | .91 |
| Current smoker, % | 20.3 | 24.1 | 31 | 25.3 | 22.1 | .44 |
| Drinks alcoholc, % | 7.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 1 |
| Walks or bikes continuously >10 min/d, % | 78.3 | 69.2 | 74.6 | 71.3 | 65.3 | .02 |
| Leisure time spent sedentary >10 min/d, % | 72.8 | 80.9 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 93.7 | <.001 |
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| Men, Carriacou only | n = 192 | n = 126 | n = 145 | n = 75 | n = 124 | NA |
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| Eats red meat ≥twice/wk, % | 22.9 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 16 | 14.5 | .47 |
| Eats chicken/duck ≥twice/wk, % | 76.2 | 66.7 | 61.4 | 65.4 | 61.4 | .004 |
| Eats fried foods other than fried meat/fish ≥twice/wk, % | 28.5 | 15 | 18.4 | 13.3 | 3.6 | <.001 |
| Eats carbohydrate-rich foods ≥twice/wk, % | 63.4 | 65.6 | 59.6 | 55.1 | 58.8 | .17 |
| Has access to a vegetable garden, % | 57.8 | 57 | 60.8 | 73.1 | 56.1 | .53 |
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| Women, Carriacou and Petite Martinique | n = 343 | n = 222 | n = 198 | n = 155 | n = 271 | NA |
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| Eats fish ≥twice/wk, % | 65.3 | 74.3 | 76.8 | 83.2 | 85.6 | <.001 |
| Eats fried meat/fish, % | 80.8 | 73.5 | 65.5 | 56.7 | 50.9 | <.001 |
| No. of fruit servings/wk, median (IQR) | 6.0 (11.0) | 5.0 (7.0) | 7.0 (11.0) | 7.0 (11.0) | 6.0 (11.0) | .67 |
| No. of vegetable servings/wk, median (IQR) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | 4.0 (7.0) | 4.0 (5.0) | .20 |
| Current smoker, % | 4 | 3.6 | 10 | 4.5 | 8.4 | .02 |
| Drinks alcoholc, % | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.93 |
| Walks or bikes continuously >10 min/d, % | 79.5 | 81.1 | 80.1 | 76.1 | 61.7 | <.001 |
| Leisure time spent sedentary >10 min/d, % | 78.1 | 79.9 | 82.9 | 83.8 | 83.5 | .53 |
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| Women, Carriacou onlya | n = 294a | n = 181 | n = 165 | n = 126 | n = 237 | NA |
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| Eats red meat ≥twice/wk, % | 20.4 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 10.1 | .003 |
| Eats chicken/duck ≥twice/wk, % | 20.4 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 10.1 | .003 |
| Eats fried foods other than fried meat/fish ≥twice/wk, % | 82.8 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 53.7 | 57.4 | <.001 |
| Eats carbohydrate-rich foods ≥twice/wk, % | 24.8 | 13.7 | 10.9 | 6 | 5.2 | <.001 |
| Has access to a vegetable garden, % | 55.7 | 56 | 49.1 | 53.8 | 49.2 | .11 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable.
a
Data on some variables were available only for residents of Carriacou. Some data were collected only in Carriacou as they were added to this phase of the study, which occurred after information was first obtained from study completion in Petite Martinique
b
P values for trend for variables calculated using the Spearman correlation coefficient. P values for trend for categorical variables calculated using the Cochran-Armitage trend test.
c
Alcohol consumption defined as 1-2 drinks/d or 1-7 d/wk.