Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the cohort according to study-wide quintiles of total meat intake in the EPIC study (n=348,738).
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Quintiles of total meat intake (g/1000 kcals)
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| Characteristics | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 |
| Total meat, g/1000 kcals (median, range) | 12.1 (0-27) | 35.0 (27-41) | 47.2 (41-53) | 59.8 (53-68) | 79.8 (68-332) |
| Men (%) | 27.1 | 34.1 | 37.6 | 42.0 | 57.7 |
| Age, y (SD) | 47.0 (13.0) | 51.8 (10.3) | 52.2 (9.8) | 52.3 (9.3) | 52.2 (8.9) |
| Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 24.1 (3.8) | 25.5 (4.0) | 25.9 (4.1) | 26.3 (4.2) | 27.1 (4.3) |
| Energy from fat, kcal/d (mean, SD) | 668 (263) | 727 (264) | 741 (260) | 749 (262) | 745 (274) |
| Energy from nonfat, kcal/d (mean, SD) | 1346 (408) | 1417 (426) | 1409 (414) | 1388 (406) | 1324 (406) |
| Citrus fruits, g/1000 kcals (median, IQR) | 17.1 (32.8) | 16.8 (31.5) | 15.0 (29) | 13.3 (27.4) | 10.9 (27.1) |
| Non-citrus fruits, g/1000 kcals (median, IQR) | 89.5 (92.5) | 74.4 (78.3) | 69.0 (74) | 63.6 (70.8) | 57.8 (72.4) |
| Vegetables, g/1000 kcals (median, IQR) | 103.4 (61.8) | 70.4 (63.5) | 71.0 (61.2) | 73.1 (60.2) | 77.5 (66.3) |
| Fish, g/1000kcals (mean, SD) | 4.4 (12.9) | 8.4 (12.3) | 9.5 (12.7) | 10.4 (13.4) | 11.1 (14.8) |
| Alcohol, non-consumer (%) | 9,3 | 12,6 | 11,7 | 11,7 | 13,8 |
| Alcohol, g/d (median, IQR) * | 5.8 (11.5) | 6.9 (14.9) | 8.7 (17.9) | 10.1 (20.0) | 10.6 (20.4) |
| Lifelong non-smokers (%) † | 51,8 | 43,9 | 42,6 | 40,6 | 38,1 |
| Former smokers (%) † | 27.8 | 27,1 | 27,3 | 27,8 | 27,8 |
| Current smokers (%) † | 19,7 | 28,1 | 29,4 | 30,9 | 33,4 |
| University degree (%) | 36.8 | 22.5 | 20,2 | 18,9 | 17,2 |
| Physically active (%) | 22,0 | 20,3 | 20,8 | 21,1 | 20,5 |
All continuous variables are expressed either as mean (SD) or median and (IQR).
*
Only among alcohol consumers at baseline.
†
Percentages do not add up to 100% because information on smoking status was missing for 2,508 individuals (0.7%).