Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of people with bladder cancer in the NIH-AARP diet and health study
| Total Participants: 515,628 | Quintiles of Total Cruciferous Vegetables Intake | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| By quintile n (%) | 112,853 (21.9) | 96,858 (18.8) | 99,356 (19.3) | 103,921 (20.2) | 102,640 (19.9) |
| Gender n (%) | |||||
| Female | 36,209 (17.8) | 35,931 (17.7) | 39,624 (19.6) | 43,773 (21.6) | 47,630 (23.4) |
| Male | 76,644 (24.5) | 60,927 (19.5) | 59,732 (19.1) | 60,148 (19.3) | 55,010 (17.6) |
| Age mean ± SD | 62 ± 5 | 62 ± 6 | 62 ± 5 | 62 ± 5 | 62 ± 5 |
| Age at 1/1/1985 mean ± SD | 50 ± 6 | 50 ± 5 | 50 ± 5 | 50 ± 5 | 50 ± 5 |
| BMI mean ± SD | 27.2 ± 5.0 | 27.2 ± 5.0 | 27.1 ± 5.0 | 27.1 ± 5.1 | 27.1 ± 5.4 |
| BMI n (%) | |||||
| Below Normal | 1,223 (24.5) | 884 (17.7) | 860 (17.2) | 988 (19.8) | 1,046 (20.9) |
| Normal Weight | 35,134 (20.9) | 30,958 (18.4) | 32,675 (19.4) | 34,743 (20.6) | 34,884 (20.7) |
| Overweight | 49,207 (22.5) | 41,946 (19.2) | 42,405 (19.4) | 43,588 (20.0) | 41,184 (18.9) |
| Obese | 22,233 (21.9) | 19,245 (18.9) | 19,460 (19.2) | 20,247 (19.9) | 20,348 (20.0) |
| Severely Obese | 1,935 (20.0) | 1,673 (17.3) | 1,763 (18.2) | 1,967 (20.3) | 2,359 (24.3) |
| Birth Cohort n (%) | |||||
| 1925-1930 | 38,342 (22.5) | 32,387 (18.9) | 32,447 (18.9) | 34,666 (20.2) | 33,481 (19.5) |
| 1931-1935 | 31,301 (21.2) | 27,897 (18.9) | 28,723 (19.5) | 29,868 (20.3) | 29,736 (20.2) |
| 1936-1940 | 25,687 (21.4) | 22,511 (18.8) | 23,291 (19.4) | 24,277 (20.2) | 24,158 (20.1) |
| 1941-1945 | 17,523 (22.8) | 14,063 (18.3) | 14,895 (19.4) | 15,110 (19.7) | 15,265 (19.9) |
| Marital Status n (%) | |||||
| Married | 77,559 (21.8) | 68,488 (19.2) | 70,660 (19.8) | 73,151 (20.5) | 66,754 (18.7) |
| Widowed | 11,663 (21.2) | 9,967 (18.1) | 10,190 (18.5) | 11,030 (20.0) | 12,307 (22.3) |
| Divorced | 15,223 (22.0) | 12,482 (18.0) | 12,576 (18.1) | 13,175 (19.0) | 15,876 (22.9). |
| Separated | 1,426 (23.5) | 1,077 (17.7) | 1,052 (17.3) | 1,127 (18.6) | 1,390 (22.9). |
| Never Married | 5,595 (23.2) | 4,167 (17.3) | 4,230 (17.5) | 4,723 (19.6) | 5,413 (22.4) |
| Education n (%) | |||||
| < 12 years | 9,428 (28.7) | 6,243 (19.0) | 5,588 (17.0) | 5,725 (17.4) | 5,861 (17.8) |
| High school/ Some College | 63,180 (23.3) | 52,358 (19.3) | 51,417 (19.0) | 53,248 (19.6) | 50,869 (18.8) |
| Completed college or more | 36,345 (18.5) | 35,641 (18.2) | 39,717 (20.2) | 42,118 (21.5) | 42,478 (21.6) |
| Race n (%) | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 102,786 (21.9) | 89,526 (19.1) | 91,747 (19.5) | 95,453 (20.3) | 90,075 (19.2) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3,143 (15.5) | 3,305 (16.2) | 3,443 (16.9) | 4,044 (19.9) | 6,410 (31.5) |
| Hispanic | 3,376 (34.0) | 1,622 (16.3) | 1,565 (15.8) | 1,479 (14.9) | 1,897 (19.1) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 995 (15.5) | 913 (14.2) | 1,147 (17.8) | 1,318 (20.5) | 2,069 (32.1) |
| Pacific Islander | 115 (18.1) | 108 (17.0) | 106 (16.7) | 114 (18.0) | 191 (30.1) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 350 (23.3) | 266 (17.7) | 224 (14.9) | 283 (18.9) | 377 (25.1) |
| Unknown | 2,088 (29.1) | 1,118 (15.6) | 1,124 (15.7) | 1,230 (17.1) | 1,621 (22.6) |
| Median Household Income (dollars) | 47,328 | 48,071 | 49,265 | 48,992 | 48,664 |
| Smoking status n (%) | |||||
| Never | 36,925 (20.5) | 32,342 (18.0) | 35,283 (20.0) | 37,723 (21.0) | 37,842 (21.0). |
| Former | 53,826 (21.2) | 48,458 (19.2) | 49,159 (19.4) | 51,325 (20.3) | 50,337 (20.0) |
| Current | 17,075 (27.4) | 12,548 (20.2) | 11,282 (18.1) | 11,138 (17.9) | 10,211 (16.4) |
| Physical activity n (%) | |||||
| < 3 time/month | 45,047 (27.5) | 33,199 (20.3) | 30,750 (18.8) | 29,009 (17.7) | 25,753 (15.7) |
| 1-2 times/week | 22,969 (20.8) | 21,481 (19.5) | 22,318 (20.2) | 23,058 (20.9) | 20,418 (18.5) |
| 3-4 times/week | 25,057 (18.3) | 24,868 (18.2) | 27,172 (19.9) | 29,691 (21.7) | 29,829 (21.8) |
| ≥ 5 times/week | 17,892 (18.1) | 16,353 (16.5) | 18,219 (18.4) | 21,190 (21.4) | 25,397 (25.6) |
| Other Dietary Factors mean ± SD | |||||
| Food energy (kcal) | 1,666 ± 941 | 1,729 ± 816 | 1,836 ± 834 | 1,941 ± 860 | 2,247 ± 1345 |
| Daily fiber from vegetables (g/day) | 3.8 ± 2.7 | 4.7 ± 2.5 | 5.7 ± 2.6 | 7.1 ± 2.9 | 11.5 ± 7.1 |
| Total meat (g/day) | 109 ± 96 | 116 ± 80 | 126 ± 109 | 136 ± 90 | 157 ± 162 |
Abbreviations: n: number; SD: Standard Deviation; kcal: kilocalories; g: grams.