Table 1.
Survival status by quintile of daily food category expenditure (NTD)*
| |
|
Deceased (n = 625) |
Survival (n = 1156) |
P † | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food category | Median | n | % | n | % | |
|
Vegetables | ||||||
| Q1 |
5.02 |
165 |
48.0 |
191 |
52.0 |
0.009 |
| Q2 |
11.0 |
126 |
36.2 |
230 |
63.9 |
|
| Q3 |
17.1 |
122 |
35.2 |
234 |
64.8 |
|
| Q4 |
24.6 |
101 |
29.7 |
255 |
70.3 |
|
| Q5 |
38.6 |
111 |
31.5 |
246 |
68.5 |
|
|
Fruits | ||||||
| Q1 |
0.00 |
322 |
43.3 |
470 |
56.7 |
<0.001 |
| Q2 |
5.46 |
97 |
38.3 |
150 |
61.7 |
|
| Q3 |
13.2 |
68 |
30.3 |
179 |
69.7 |
|
| Q4 |
23.5 |
66 |
27.8 |
181 |
72.2 |
|
| Q5 |
44.0 |
72 |
28.3 |
176 |
71.7 |
|
|
Animals-derived Foods | ||||||
| Q1 |
7.71 |
122 |
37.5 |
234 |
62.5 |
0.264 |
| Q2 |
20.6 |
131 |
38.1 |
225 |
61.9 |
|
| Q3 |
33.6 |
114 |
29.0 |
242 |
71.0 |
|
| Q4 |
50.6 |
134 |
36.6 |
222 |
63.4 |
|
| Q5 |
80.2 |
124 |
38.1 |
233 |
61.9 |
|
|
Grains | ||||||
| Q1 |
3.77 |
142 |
40.5 |
214 |
59.5 |
0.523 |
| Q2 |
6.26 |
126 |
34.4 |
230 |
65.6 |
|
| Q3 |
8.63 |
121 |
32.0 |
235 |
68.1 |
|
| Q4 |
11.4 |
123 |
36.3 |
233 |
63.7 |
|
| Q5 |
20.5 |
113 |
35.6 |
244 |
64.4 |
|
|
Total food expenditure | ||||||
| Q1 |
33.8 |
135 |
40.1 |
221 |
60.0 |
0.255 |
| Q2 |
56.2 |
141 |
41.2 |
215 |
58.8 |
|
| Q3 |
72.6 |
127 |
33.8 |
229 |
66.2 |
|
| Q4 |
94.1 |
111 |
32.9 |
245 |
67.1 |
|
| Q5 | 132 | 111 | 32.8 | 246 | 67.2 | |
* Diet expenditure was calculated as energy-adjusted dietary spending.
†Differences across quintile were tested with chi-square test.