Table 1.

Mean daily fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake and dietary costs by demographic and sociodemographic strata among UK adults – The Fenland Study (Mean values and 95 % confidence intervals)

		F&V intake (g/d)		Daily dietary cost (£/d)		Dietary energy cost (£/8·4 MJ)
	n	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI
Total	9911	528	522, 533	4·22	4·20, 4·25	4·48	4·46, 4·50
Age group (years)*
29–39	1427	498	483, 512	4·14	4·08, 4·21	4·25	4·20, 4·30
40–49	3932	510	502, 519	4·21	4·17, 4·25	4·38	4·35, 4·41
50–59	4003	541	532, 549	4·26	4·22, 4·30	4·57	4·54, 4·60
≥60	549	557	534, 581	4·28	4·18, 4·39	4·73	4·65, 4·81
P trend		<0·001		0·015		<0·001
Sex†
Male	4551	472	462, 482	4·29	4·24, 4·33	4·24	4·21, 4·28
Female	5360	581	572, 590	4·16	4·12, 4·20	4·72	4·69, 4·75
P difference		<0·001		<0·001		<0·001
Educational attainment (years)‡
≤11	2157	497	484, 509	4·13	4·07, 4·19	4·39	4·33, 4·43
13	4377	525	515, 534	4·27	4·22, 4·31	4·50	4·46, 4·53
16+	3074	547	537, 558	4·23	4·18, 4·28	4·52	4·45, 4·56
P trend		<0·001		<0·001		<0·001
Household income (£/year)§
<20 000	1320	504	488, 520	4·14	4·06, 4·21	4·21	4·15, 4·27
20 000–40 000	3458	523	512, 533	4·22	4·17, 4·28	4·34	4·30, 4·38
>40 000	4833	538	528, 548	4·28	4·23, 4·33	4·61	4·57, 4·65
P trend		<0·001		<0·002		<0·001

^*Adjusted for sex.

^†Adjusted for age.

^‡Adjusted for sex and age. Additionally adjusted for energy intake (MJ/d) when F&V intake or daily dietary cost was the dependent variable, 3 % (303 individuals) had missing data on educational attainment.

^§Adjusted for sex, age and household composition. Additionally adjusted for energy intake (MJ/d) when F&V intake or daily dietary cost was the dependent variable, 7 % (671 individuals) had missing values on household composition and 3 % (300 individuals) had missing values on income.