Table 1.
Subject characteristics according to quintiles of fruit and vegetable consumption
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servings/d | <2.8 | 2.8-<4.1 | 4.1-<5.3 | 5.3-<7.2 | ≥ 7.2 | |
| No. Median (IQR) | 116 | 121 | 125 | 113 | 125 | |
| Age, y | 60 (9) | 61 (7) | 61 (10) | 62 (8) | 63 (9) | 0.07 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27 (8) | 29 (7) | 27 (7) | 27 (9) | 26 (7) | 0.13 |
| Current exercise, MET-hours/week | 4.4 (15) | 7.5 (17.2) | 7.4 (16.3) | 15 (16.8) | 13.8 (19.9) | <0.01 |
| Energy intake, kcal/d | 1265 (531) | 1466 (623) | 1569 (736) | 1693 (696) | 1838 (761) | <0.01 |
| % Calories from fat | 40.2 (9.4) | 38.1 (9.3) | 37.4 (9.2) | 35.1 (8.7) | 35.6 (9.9) | <0.01 |
| % Calories from saturated fat | 11.8 (3.2) | 11 (2.9) | 10.4 (3.6) | 9.8 (2.9) | 9.3 (2.7) | <0.01 |
| Dietary fiber, g/d | 9.6 (4.7) | 13.3 (4.9) | 16 (5.2) | 20 (6.8) | 24.6 (7.7) | <0.01 |
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| Non-Hispanic white | 105 (91%) | 110 (91%) | 115 (92%) | 107 (95%) | 118 (94%) | 0.43 |
| College graduate or higher | 44 (38%) | 57 (47%) | 66 (53%) | 71 (63%) | 75 (60%) | <0.01 |
| Never smoked | 54 (47%) | 64 (53%) | 70 (56%) | 54 (48%) | 70 (56%) | 0.07 |
| Regular use of NSAIDs | 65 (56%) | 59 (49%) | 66 (53%) | 71 (63%) | 75 (60%) | 0.20 |
| Used NSAIDs in the past 24 hours | 43 (37%) | 39 (32%) | 55 (44%) | 56 (50%) | 48 (38%) | 0.07 |
| Never used HRT | 41 (35%) | 45 (37%) | 50 (40%) | 38 (34%) | 43 (34%) | 0.04 |