Table 1.
Distribution of diet question responses among the 2007 participants (n = 1124 men, 883 women) contributing to the analysis
| BRHSa | Number of days consumed each week | Monthly | Rarely/never | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Fresh fruit (summer) | 445 (41.5) | 82 (7.7) | 107 (10.0) | 106 (9.9) | 113 (10.6) | 81 (7.6) | 34 (3.2) | 43 (4.0) | 60 (5.6) |
| Fresh fruit (winter) | 404 (39.0) | 70 (6.8) | 102 (9.8) | 98 (9.5) | 119 (11.5) | 85 (8.2) | 50 (4.8) | 43 (4.2) | 65 (6.3) |
| Fresh vegetables (summer) | 260 (23.7) | 152 (13.9) | 186 (17.0) | 164 (15.0) | 156 (14.2) | 94 (8.6) | 32 (2.9) | 29 (2.6) | 23 (2.1) |
| Fresh vegetables (winter) | 239 (22.3) | 140 (13.1) | 160 (15.0) | 175 (16.4) | 149 (13.9) | 114 (10.7) | 39 (3.6) | 32 (3.0) | 22 (2.1) |
| Green vegetables, salads | 185 (17.1) | 144 (13.3) | 150 (13.9) | 166 (15.4) | 189 (17.5) | 113 (10.5) | 64 (5.9) | 43 (4.0) | 26 (2.4) |
| BWHHSb | More than once a day | Once a day | Most days | One or two days a week | Less than once a week | Never | |||
| Fresh fruit (summer) | 382 (43.4) | 189 (21.5) | 191 (21.7) | 81 (9.2) | 31 (3.5) | 6 (0.7) | |||
| Fresh fruit (winter) | 282 (32.2) | 243 (27.7) | 186 (21.2) | 111 (12.7) | 42 (4.8) | 12 (1.4) | |||
| Salads (summer) | 94 (10.7) | 165 (18.9) | 215 (24.6) | 320 (36.6) | 60 (6.9) | 21 (2.4) | |||
| Salads (winter) | 43 (5.0) | 91 (10.6) | 96 (11.2) | 313 (36.5) | 245 (28.6) | 69 (8.1) | |||
| Green vegetables | 78 (8.9) | 237 (27.1) | 344 (39.4) | 169 (19.3) | 37 (4.2) | 9 (1.0) | |||
aBritish Regional Heart Study
bBritish Womens Heart and Health Study