Table 2.

Frequency of intake of protein-rich food among older men and women.

Frequency of Intake	Men		Women
(Times/Day)	n	Median (IQR)	n	Median (IQR)
Animal food a
Seafood	3303	1.4 (0.9, 2.1)	3592	1.6 (1.1, 2.3)
Meat	3461	0.7 (0.5, 1.2)	3805	0.8 (0.5, 1.2)
Dairy products	3292	0.9 (0.1, 1.2)	3677	1.0 (0.4, 2.0)
Egg	3778	0.5 (0.2. 0.8)	4242	0.5 (0.2, 1.0)
Soy products b	3360	1.4 (0.8, 2.2)	3756	1.6 (1.1, 2.5)

IQR = interquartile range (25th percentile, 75th percentile); ^a Seafood comprised contained fish, bone-edible small fish, canned tuna, cuttlefish, squid, octopus, shrimp, crab, shellfish, and fish paste products; meat comprised chicken, beef, pork, liver, ham, sausage, bacon, and salami-sausage; dairy products comprised milk and yogurt; and ^b soy products comprised miso soup, tofu (soybean curd), fried tofu paste, and fried tofu.