Table 4.
Chronic diseases prevalence rate (%) by dietary pattern.
| Chronic diseases | Groups | Protein | Balanced | Beans | Prudent | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Q1 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 17.1 | 18.8 |
| Q2 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 22.6 | 19.7 | |
| Q3 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 22.8 | 23.9 | |
| χ 2 | 34.0∗ | 32.2∗ | 17.2∗ | 21.1∗ | 14.7∗ | |
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| Coronary heart disease | Q1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Q2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | |
| Q3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | |
| χ 2 | 1.3# | 3.2# | 1.0# | 8.5∗ | 4.8# | |
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| Stroke | Q1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Q2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Q3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | |
| χ 2 | 7.9∗ | 14.6∗ | 5.6# | 5.9# | 1.0# | |
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| Bone and joint disease | Q1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Q2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | |
| Q3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | |
| χ 2 | 2.8# | 6.7∗ | 7.0∗ | 7.5∗ | 1.6# | |
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| Neck and lumbar disease | Q1 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| Q2 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | |
| Q3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 6.5 | |
| χ 2 | 12.5∗ | 9.3∗ | 8.5∗ | 5.8# | 0.3# | |
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| Cancer | Q1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Q2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Q3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| χ 2 | 7.4∗ | 2.6# | 1.4# | 5.6# | 0.2# | |
* P < 0.05; # P > 0.05.