Table 2.
Crude and adjusted analysis of food consumption among people with and without chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension) in adults aged 20-59 years included in the EpiFloripa study
| Analysis type | Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy (n=632) | With DM and/or SAH (n=129) | p value | Healthy (n=801) | With DM and/or SAH (n=156) | p value | ||
| % (CI95%) | % (CI95%) | % (CI95%) | % (CI95%) | ||||
| Regular fruit consumption a | Crude | 30.4 (26.1-35.2) | 39.8 (31.3-48.9) | 0.06 | 48.2 (44.3-52.3) | 58.5 (51.4-65.2) | 0.007 |
| Adjusted* | 32.0 (27.9-36.1) | 32.2 (24.7-39.7) | 0.96 | 50.4 (46.7-54.1) | 48.3 (42.4-54.1) | 0.51 | |
| Regular vegetable consumption a | Crude | 82.4 (78.2-86.0) | 81.0 (73.0-87.0) | 0.71 | 72.0 (68.0-75.7) | 73.9 (65.8-80.7) | 0.64 |
| Adjusted* | 82.0 (78.5-85.5) | 82.9 (76.3-89.4) | 0.82 | 71.3 (67.9-74.7) | 76.5 (69.1-84.0) | 0.23 | |
| Daily fruit consumption (≥3 times/day) a | Crude | 6.1 (4.2-8.7) | 6.9 (3.8-12.3) | 0.70 | 12.6 (10.2-15.6) | 20.6 (15.2-27.2) | 0.007 |
| Adjusted* | 6.4 (4.2-8.7) | 6.2 (2.2-1.0) | 0.92 | 13.2 (10.7-15.7) | 16.4 (11.3-21.5) | 0.25 | |
| Daily vegetable consumption (≥2 times/day) a | Crude | 59.2 (54.4-63.9) | 63.7 (55.9-70.9) | 0.32 | 71.4 (67.1-75.3) | 72.8 (66.1-78.6) | 0.70 |
| Adjusted* | 61.8 (57.8-65.7) | 56.2 (49.5-62.9) | 0.14 | 71.9 (68.4-75.3) | 67.9 (61.3-74.5) | 0.29 | |
| Regular fat of meats consumption b,c | Crude | 25.4 (20.9-30.5) | 25.9 (19.0-34.2) | 0.90 | 10.8 (8.7-13.3) | 17.0 (11.4-22.7) | 0.02 |
| Adjusted* | 26.1 (21.7-30.6) | 23.8 (17.3-30.4) | 0.50 | 10.8 (8.7-13.0) | 15.4 (9.8-21.0) | 0.09 | |
| Regular fried food consumption b | Crude | 62.3 (58.6-65.9) | 51.4 (43.1-59.6) | 0,016 | 44.3 (40.8-47.9) | 40.3 (32.9-48.3) | 0.33 |
| Adjusted* | 60.2 (56.3-64.1) | 57.4 (48.2-66.8) | 0.60 | 42.6 (39.3-46.0) | 47.4 (38.4-56.5) | 0.31 | |
| Regular sugar-sweetened Soda consumption b | Crude | 64.8 (59.0-70.2) | 51.5 (42.9-60.0) | 0,006 | 54.0 (49.2-56.8) | 49.8 (41.1-58.5) | 0.34 |
| Adjusted* | 63.2 (58.3-68.1) | 58.2 (49.6-66.7) | 0.34 | 53.0 (49.2-56.8) | 55.5 (47.1-63.9) | 0.61 | |
Stratified by gender.
a≥6 times/week consumption.
b≥ 2 times/week consumption.
cIncludes red meat fat and/or chicken skin.
*Adjusted for skin colour, age, per capita family income and education level.