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. 2014 Mar 31;68(9):856–862. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-203500

Table 5.

Association between variety of fruit and vegetable consumed and risk of death, from all causes

Type of fruit or vegetable consumed HR per portion adjusted for age, sex, social class, cigarette smoking and BMI p Value HR per portion adjusted for age, sex, social class, cigarette smoking, BMI and all other fruit and vegetable variables p Value
Vegetables 0.84 (0.81 to 0.88) <0.001 0.85 (0.81 to 0.89) <0.001
Salad 0.87 (0.82 to 0.92) <0.001 0.87 (0.82 to 0.92) <0.001
Vegetables in composites 0.92 (0.82 to 1.02) 0.10 0.92 (0.82 to 1.02) 0.10
Pulses 0.95 (0.88 to 1.03) 0.20 0.95 (0.88 to 1.03) 0.20
Fresh Fruit 0.96 (0.95 to 0.98) <0.001 0.96 (0.95 to 0.98) <0.001
Dried fruit 0.91 (0.84 to 0.99) 0.03 0.91 (0.84 to 0.99) 0.03
Fruit in composites 0.93 (0.84 to 1.03) 0.17 0.93 (0.84 to 1.03) 0.17
Fruit juice 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04) 0.40 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04) 0.40
Frozen/canned fruit 1.17 (1.07 to 1.28) 0.001 1.17 (1.07 to 1.28) 0.001