Table 2. Distribution of red meat and processed meat consumption in cases and controls stratified by ethnic group.

	Jews		Arabs
	Cases (n=4,615)	Controls (n=4,000)	Cases (n=857)	Controls (n=554)
Red meat (all types)
Mean ± SD	1.43 ± 1.63	1.29 ± 1.45	2.94 ±2.07	3.00 ± 1.98*
Median (IQR)	0.98 (0.49-1.96)	0.98 (0.49-1.96)	2.45 (1.47-3.99)	2.45 (1.47-3.99)
Beef
Mean ± SD	1.22 ± 1.40	1.15 ± 1.30	1.87 ± 1.54	2.00 ± 1.62*
Median (IQR)	0.98 (0.49-1.47)	0.98 (0-1.47)	1.47 (0.98-2.49)	1.47 (0.98-3.01)
Lamb
Mean ± SD	0.09 ± 0.31	0.06 ± 0.25	0.94 ± 1.02	0.90 ± 1.03*
Median (IQR)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0.49 (0.49-0.98)	0.49 (0.49-0.98)
Pork
Mean ± SD	0.13 ± 0.47	0.09 ± 0.39	0.14 ± 0.51	0.11 ± 0.43
Median (IQR)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)	0 (0-0)
Processed meat
Mean ± SD	2.20 ± 3.41	1.97 ± 2.97	0.96 ± 1.80	0.90 ± 1.56*
Median (IQR)	0.98 (0-2.94)	0.98 (0-2.94)	0.49 (0-1.47)	0 (0-1.47)

^*P < 0.001 for comparison between meat consumption in Jewish controls and Arab controls