Table 3.
Subjective measures of red meat and green leafy vegetable intake of U.S. men and women relative to barrier question responses regarding diet preferences.
| I can't imagine never eating red meat | |||||
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| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neither | Agree | Strongly Agree | |
| Male N (%) | 85 (18.2%) | 74 (15.8%) | 50 (10.7%) | 112 (23.9%) | 147 (31.4%) |
| Mean weekly RM ounces (IQR) | 10.24 (0.12-13.04) | 15.36 (5.22-18.11) | 15.72 (5.68-20.75) | 20.28 (12.16-25.04) | 24.36 (12.25-31.62) |
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| Female N (%) | 124 (23.8%) | 93 (17.8%) | 40 (7.7%) | 137 (26.2%) | 128 (24.5%) |
| Mean weekly RM ounces (IQR) | 5.80 (0.00-6.40) | 9.51 (4.27-12.32) | 13.35 (5.24-15.23) | 15.21 (7.57-20.58) | 21.04 (8.70-28.41) |
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| I don't like the taste of green leafy vegetables | |||||
| Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neither | Agree | Strongly Agree | |
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| Male N (%) | 199 (42.5%) | 153 (32.7%) | 48 (10.3%) | 50 (10.7%) | 18 (3.8%) |
| Mean weekly GLV cups (IQR) | 4.96 (1.69-6.50) | 2.88 (0.92-4.02) | 2.30 (0.67-2.95) | 2.01 (0.16-1.83) | 0.70 (0.00-0.68) |
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| Female N (%) | 281 (53.8%) | 133 (25.5%) | 30 (5.7%) | 55 (10.5%) | 23 (4.4%) |
| Mean weekly GLV cups (IQR) | 4.41 (1.54-5.89) | 2.59 (0.61-2.98) | 2.78 (0.55-3.53) | 1.86 (0.26-2.31) | 1.26 (0.05-1.40) |