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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Mar 20;24(8):869–876. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.03.002

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants across five levels of total RM consumption by gender, CHNS 1993

Characteristics Men
P Women
P
Nonconsumers
(n = 863)
Q11
(n = 526)
Q2
(n = 501)
Q3
(n = 512)
Q4
(n = 514)
Nonconsumers
(n = 1,071)
Q1
(n = 540)
Q2
(n = 566)
Q3
(n = 554)
Q4
(n = 546)
Total RM (g/day)2 0.0 33.3 (25.0, 46.7) 75.0 (66.7, 83.3) 116.7 (100.0, 133.3) 191.7 (166.7, 241.7) 0.0 33.3 (16.6, 33.3) 66.7 (50.0, 66.7) 100.0 (86.7, 108.3) 164.5 (134.6, 183.3) < 0.001
Age (years)3 41.6 ± 0.5 42.1 ± 0.6 41.6 ± 0.6 42.6 ± 0.6 40.4 ± 0.6 0.170 41.5 ± 0.4 42.3 ± 0.6 40.9 ± 0.6 42.1 ± 0.6 40.9 ± 0.6 0.300
Income level (%)
 Low 54.9 37.6 23.4 19.5 14.4 < 0.001 54.4 34.4 24.6 22.4 12.8 < 0.001
 Medium 30.6 34.0 35.3 35.7 33.3 30.3 34.1 35.5 33.9 32.1
 High 14.5 28.3 41.3 44.7 52.3 15.2 31.5 39.9 43.7 55.1
Education (years) 6.2 ± 0.1 7.1 ± 0.2 7.8 ± 0.2 8.0 ± 0.2 8.6 ± 0.2 < 0.001 3.6 ± 0.1 5.3 ± 0.2 5.8 ± 0.2 6.3 ± 0.2 7.0 ± 0.2 < 0.001
Urbanicity index 37.8 ± 0.5 48.8 ± 0.6 51.6 ± 0.7 56.8 ± 0.6 58.3 ± 0.6 < 0.001 37.5 ± 0.4 49.2 ± 0.6 51.6 ± 0.6 57.4 ± 0.6 59.0 ± 0.6 < 0.001
Physical activity (MET hours/week) 423.3 ± 7.1 324.1 ± 9.1 286.4 ± 9.3 256.1 ± 9.2 243.8 ± 9.2 < 0.001 489.6 ± 7.4 370.5 ± 10.4 338.0 ± 10.2 294.5 ± 10.3 272.2 ± 10.4 < 0.001
Current smoker (%) 66.6 67.5 58.9 63.3 67.3 0.010 4.3 6.5 3.7 4.9 3.7 0.140
Alcohol consumption (%) 57.5 66.7 62.9 62.5 69.8 < 0.001 10.3 13.1 11.5 12.8 14.5 0.120
BMI (kg/m2) 21.5 ± 0.1 21.8 ± 0.1 21.9 ± 0.1 21.8 ± 0.1 22.1 ± 0.1 < 0.010 22.1 ± 0.1 21.9 ± 0.1 22.2 ± 0.1 22.1 ± 0.1 22.3 ± 0.1 0.210
WC (cm) 75.6 ± 0.3 77.3 ± 0.4 77.7 ± 0.4 77.2 ± 0.4 78.0 ± 0.4 < 0.001 74.9 ± 0.3 74.8 ± 0.4 75.3 ± 0.4 75.6 ± 0.4 75.3 ± 0.4 0.440
Abdominal obesity (%) 12.4 20.5 21.2 20.7 23.4 < 0.001 27.4 28.3 27.9 32.1 31.9 0.160
Dietary intake
 Total energy (kcal/day) 2,473.0 ± 233.0 2,393.0 ± 30.0 2,462.0 ± 30.0 2,648.0 ± 30.0 2,875.0 ± 30. 0 < 0.001 2,246.0 ± 18.0 2,060.0 ± 25.0 2,133.0 ± 24.0 2,234.0 ± 25.0 2,394.0 ± 25.0 < 0.001
 Fresh RM (g/day) 0.0 34.0 ± 1.2 73.5 ± 1.2 113.1 ± 1.2 203.1 ± 1.3 < 0.001 0.0 28.1 ± 1.0 61.4 ± 0.9 97.0 ± 1.0 168.5 ± 1.0 < 0.001
 Fatty fresh RM (g/day) 0.0 31.7 ± 2.1 61.1 ± 2.1 85.9 ± 2.1 134.3 ± 2.1 < 0.001 0.0 26.2 ± 1.7 48.9 ± 1.7 73.3 ± 1.7 118.1 ± 1.7 < 0.001
 Lean fresh RM (g/day) 0.0 2.8 ± 2.0 12.9 ± 2.0 27.3 ± 2.0 68.3 ± 2.0 < 0.001 0.0 2.1 ± 1.5 12.6 ± 1.5 23.5 ± 1.5 50.1 ± 1.5 < 0.001
 Processed RM (g/day) 0.0 0.6 ± 0.5 0.9 ± 0.5 1.7 ± 0.5 4.6 ± 0.5 < 0.001 0.0 0.4 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3 1.7 ± 0.3 3.5 ± 0.3 < 0.001
 Poultry (g/day) 2.8 ± 0.9 5.9 ± 1.2 10.3 ± 1.2 12.4 ± 1.2 18.4 ± 1.2 < 0.001 2.2 ± 0.7 5.8 ± 1.0 8.6 ± 1.0 8.9 ± 1.0 14.9 ± 1.0 < 0.001
 Fish and seafood (g/day) 12.6 ± 1.5 20.0 ± 1.9 31.0 ± 2.0 33.2 ± 2.0 37.3 ± 2.0 < 0.001 10.1 ± 1.1 21.9 ± 1.6 24.1 ± 1.6 28.1 ± 1.6 29.1 ± 1.6 < 0.001
 Grains and cereals (g/day) 604.9 ± 3.9 549.8 ± 5.0 508.1 ± 5.1 470.4 ± 5.0 414.6 ± 5.1 < 0.001 533.5 ± 2.9 484.2 ± 4.1 444.1 ± 4.0 419.6 ± 4.0 380.9 ± 4.1 < 0.001
 Vegetables and fruits (g/day) 413.4 ± 6.9 344.6 ± 8.8 381.1 ± 9.0 370.6 ± 8.9 374.2 ± 9.1 < 0.001 372.5 ± 5.7 334.3 ± 8.1 348.7 ± 7.9 339.9 ± 7.9 364.5 ± 8.1 < 0.001
 Eggs (g/day) 12.0 ± 1.2 19.2 ± 1.5 20.8 ± 1.6 23.2 ± 1.5 19.6 ± 1.6 < 0.001 9.8 ± 0.9 14.0 ± 1.3 19.3 ± 1.3 19.2 ± 1.3 19.4 ± 1.3 < 0.001
 Soybeans and nuts (g/day) 23.4 ± 1.3 28.7 ± 1.7 22.3 ± 1.7 25.5 ± 1.7 20.5 ± 1.7 < 0.001 19.9 ± 1.0 24.7 ± 1.5 22.7 ± 1.4 20.0 ± 1.4 18.9 ± 1.4 0.020
 Dairy (g/day) 0.9 ± 1.1 2.1 ± 1.5 6.7 ± 1.5 8.8 ± 1.5 9.0 ± 1.5 < 0.001 0.8 ± 1.0 2.4 ± 1.4 3.7 ± 1.4 8.4 ± 1.4 11.2 ± 1.4 < 0.001
 Cooking oil (g/day) 31.7 ± 0.9 34.9 ± 1.1 37.9 ± 1.1 38.8 ± 1.1 39.5 ± 1.1 < 0.001 26.7 ± 0.7 30.7 ± 1.0 35.6 ± 1.0 33.8 ± 1.0 32.8 ± 1.0 < 0.001
1

Q = quartile.

2

Median; interquartile range in parentheses.

3

Mean ± standard error (all such values). Adjusted by age for total energy intake, physical activity, BMI, and WC and adjusted by age and total energy intake for other relevant food groups. ANOVA or ANCOVA tests were used for continuous variables, and chi-square tests were used for categorical covariates.