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. 2013 Oct 9;13:52. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-13-52

Table 1.

General characteristics of the population according to quartiles of fruit and vegetables intake

 
 
Quartiles of fruit intake
 
 
 
 
Quartiles of vegetables intake
 
 
 
 
    [0, 136.2) [136.2, 190.9) [190.9, 271.1) [271.1, 781) p-value [14, 176.2) [176.2, 240.3) [240.3, 322.1) [322.1, 657) p-value
 
 
n = 150
n = 149
n = 151
n = 149
 
n = 150
n = 149
n = 151
n = 149
 
Median (IQR)1
Age (years)
72 (11)
73 (9)
72 (8)
72 (10)
0.938
75 (11)
71 (8)
72 (9)
71 (9)
0.000
Cataract, (%)2
Yes
115 (77.7)
112 (75.7)
101 (68.2)
105 (70.5)
0.074
117 (79.1)
107 (72.8)
115 (76.2)
94 (63.9)
0.011
 
No
33 (22.3)
36 (24.3)
47 (31.8)
44 (29.5)
 
31 (20.9)
40 (27.2)
36 (23.8)
53 (36.1)
 
 
Missings
2
1
3
0
 
2
2
0
2
 
Sex (%)2
Men
83 (55.3)
71 (47.7)
69 (45.7)
51 (34.2)
0.000
77 (51.3)
74 (49.7)
67 (44.4)
56 (37.6)
0.011
 
Women
67 (44.7)
78 (52.3)
82 (54.3)
98 (65.8)
 
73 (48.7)
75 (50.3)
84 (55.6)
93 (62.4)
 
Marital status (%)3
Single
101 (68.2)
97 (65.1)
96 (64.0)
94 (64.4)
0.999
84 (56.4)
98 (65.8)
99 (66.9)
107 (72.8)
0.229
 
Married
38 (25.7)
42 (28.2)
43 (28.7)
40 (27.4)
 
52 (34.9)
39 (26.2)
41 (27.7)
31 (21.1)
 
 
Separated-divorced
7 (4.7)
8 (5.4)
9 (6.0)
9 (6.2)
 
11 (7.4)
8 (5.4)
7 (4.7)
7 (4.8)
 
 
Widowed
2 (1.4)
2 (1.3)
2 (1.3)
3 (2.1)
 
2 (1.3)
4 (2.7)
1 (0.7)
2 (1.4)
 
 
Missings
2
0
1
3
 
1
0
3
2
 
Cigarrete Smoking (%)2
Never
77 (52.0)
82 (55.0)
94 (62.3)
106 (71.1)
0.000
79 (53.0)
89 (59.7)
94 (62.7)
97 (65.1)
0.011
 
Past
45 (30.4)
41 (27.5)
38 (25.2)
29 (19.5)
 
41 (27.5)
36 (24.2)
42 (28.0)
34 (22.8)
 
 
Current
26 (17.6)
26 (17.4)
19 (12.6)
14 (9.4)
 
29 (19.5)
24 (16.1)
14 (9.3)
18 (12.1)
 
 
Missings
2
0
0
0
 
1
0
1
0
 
Physical activity (%)2
Sedentary
28 (18.7)
23 (15.4)
27 (17.9)
25 (16.8)
0.065
41 (27.3)
22 (14.8)
27 (17.9)
13 (8.7)
0.000
 
Less active
104 (69.3)
106 (71.1)
92 (60.9)
92 (61.7)
 
94 (62.7)
95 (63.8)
105 (9.5)
100 (67.1)
 
 
More Active
18 (12.0)
20 (13.4)
32 (21.2)
32 (21.5)
 
15 (10.0)
32 (21.5)
19 (12.6)
36 (24.2)
 
Supplement use (%)2
Yes
22 (14.7)
16 (10.7)
22 (14.7)
25 (16.9)
0.411
26 (17.4)
18 (12.1)
18 (1.9)
23 (15.5)
0.642
 
No
128 (85.3)
133 (89.3)
128 (85.3)
123 (83.1)
 
123 (82.6)
131 (87.9)
133 (88.1)
125 (84.5)
 
 
Missings
0
0
1
1
 
1
0
1
0
 
Diabetes (%)2
Yes
39 (26.2)
28 (18.8)
22 (14.8)
24 (16.1)
0.017
23 (15.5)
34 (23.0)
27 (17.9)
29 (19.5)
0.645
 
No
110 (73.8)
121 (81.2)
127 (85.2)
125 (83.9)
 
125 (84.5)
114 (77.0)
124 (82.1)
120 (80.5)
 
 
Missings
1
0
2
0
 
2
1
0
0
 
Obesity (%)2
Yes
51 (34.0)
60 (40.3)
58 (38.4)
50 (33.6)
0.860
50 (33.3)
48 (32.2)
66 (43.7)
55 (36.9)
0.206
 
No
99 (66,0)
89 (59.7)
93 (61.6)
99 (64.4)
 
100 (66.7)
101 (67.8)
85 (56.3)
94 (63.1)
 
Median (IQR)1
Energy intake (Kcal)
1535.8 (562.9)
1526.5 (665.1)
1613.7 (503.7)
1611.5 (500.9)
0.097
1573.5 (587.4)
1600.2 (635.4)
1551.5 (479.6)
1551.2 (572.2)
0.775
 
Alcohol use (grs/d)
7.1 (13.8)
2.5 (12.5)
0.9 (8.9)
0.5 (5.1)
0.000
1.3 (9.5)
3.5 (13.8)
1.0 (8.9)
1.2 (10.8)
0.409
  BMI (Kg/m2) 28.6 (5.4) 29.1 (6.3) 28.8 (6.6) 28.3 (5.1) 0.366 28.1 (5.3) 28.4 (5.2) 29.1 (6.2) 28.9 (5.6) 0.008

Abbreviations: IQR, Interquartile range; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).

1 Jonckheere-Terpstra’s trend test.

2 Mantel-Haenszel extension chi-square test for overall trend.

3 Chi-square test.