Table 3. Baseline nutritional factors and preferred dietary fats used of the 654 participants of the Alienor study (1999–2001) according to olive oil use1.
| Olive oil use | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non user | Regular user | P-value2 | |
| (N = 175) | (N = 479) | ||
| Regular consumption of | |||
| Fish (≥ once a week) | 157 (89.7) | 440 (91.9) | 0.39 |
| Meat (≥ twice a week) | 166 (94.9) | 457 (95.4) | 0.77 |
| Raw vegetables (≥ twice a week) | 156 (89.1) | 442 (92.3) | 0.21 |
| Raw fruits (≥ 4 times a week) | 140 (80.0) | 420 (87.7) | 0.01 |
| Cooked fruits and vegetables (≥ 4 times a week) | 146 (83.4) | 436 (91.0) | 0.006 |
| Legumes (≥ once a week) | 157 (89.7) | 441 (92.1) | 0.34 |
| Dairy products (once a day) | 161 (92.0) | 458 (95.6) | 0.07 |
| Eggs (once a week) | 141 (80.0) | 390 (81.4) | 0.81 |
| Preferred fats use | |||
| N-3 rich oils3 | 11 (6.3) | 36 (7.5) | 0.59 |
| N-6 rich oils4 | 146 (83.4) | 302 (63.1) | <0.0001 |
| Mixed oil | 34 (19.4) | 94 (19.6) | 0.96 |
| Butter | 100 (57.1) | 284 (59.3) | 0.62 |
| Margarine | 54 (30.9) | 148 (30.9) | 0.21 |
ALIENOR: Antioxydants, Lipides Essentiels, Nutrition et maladies OculaiRes
1 Values are n (%)
2 Chi-square test
3 colza, walnut or soya oils
4 peanut, sunflower, grape seed or corn oils