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. 2021 Jun 15;9(3):229–238.

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

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.