Table 1.
Characteristics of the women in the 1946–1951 ALSWH cohort according to the Fruit and Vegetable Variety (FAVVA) scores for Survey 3 (2001, n = 8833).
| FAVVA Quintile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | All | |
| n | 1796 | 1840 | 1699 | 1761 | 1737 | 8833 |
| FAVVA score a | 58.1 ± 10.7 | 77.4 ± 3.7 | 88.6 ± 2.9 | 99.1 ± 3.5 | 117.0 ± 10.5 | 87.7 ± 21.2 |
| FAVVA range | ≤70 | 71–83 | 84–93 | 94–105 | ≥106 | |
| FAVVA Fruit b | 15.8 ± 6.5 | 22.6 ± 6.4 | 27.0 ± 6.0 | 31.3 ± 6.0 | 39.2 ± 7.1 | 27.1 ± 10.2 |
| FAVVA Vegetable c | 42.3 ± 9.6 | 54.8 ± 6.6 | 61.5 ± 6.2 | 67.7 ± 6.2 | 77.9 ± 8.2 | 60.7 ± 14.1 |
| Age (y) | 52.5 ± 1.4 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5 |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Major cities | 35.0 (629) | 33.8 (621) | 36.8 (625) | 33.3 (587) | 33.8 (587) | 34.5 (3049) |
| Inner regional | 41.2 (740) | 42.3 (779) | 40.4 (687) | 41.3 (728) | 43.8 (761) | 41.8 (3695) |
| Outer regional | 20.7 (371) | 20.2 (372) | 19.5 (332) | 21.8 (384) | 18.7 (325) | 20.2 (1784) |
| Remote | 2.3 (41) | 3.2 (59) | 2.8 (48) | 3.0 (52) | 3.1 (53) | 2.9 (253) |
| Very remote | 0.8 (15) | 0.5 (9) | 0.4 (7) | 0.6 (10) | 0.6 (11) | 0.6 (52) |
| Self-reported ability to manage on their current income | ||||||
| Easy | 14.4 (259) | 19.3 (355) | 18.9 (321) | 19.2 (338) | 21.0 (365) | 18.5 (1638) |
| Not too bad | 39.4 (708) | 43.0 (791) | 46.5 (790) | 44.6 (786) | 44.6 (775) | 43.6 (3850) |
| Difficult some of the time | 30.6 (550) | 25.9 (476) | 24.5 (416) | 27.1 (477) | 26.4 (458) | 26.9 (2377) |
| Difficult all of the time | 13.3 (239) | 10.5 (194) | 9.3 (158) | 7.4 (131) | 7.1 (123) | 9.6 (845) |
| Impossible | 2.2 (40) | 1.3 (24) | 0.8 (14) | 1.6 (29) | 0.9 (16) | 1.4 (139) |
| Weight (kg) | 71.4 ± 16.1 | 71.6 ± 14.9 | 71.0 ± 14.5 | 71.6 ± 14.7 | 71.0 ± 14.7 | 71.4 ± 15.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 5.9 | 27.0 ± 5.6 | 26.7 ± 5.3 | 26.9 ± 5.3 | 26.6 ± 5.2 | 26.9 ± 5.5 |
| BMI category | ||||||
| Underweight | 1.9 (35) | 1.6 (30) | 1.2 (20) | 0.9 (16) | 1.0 (18) | 1.3 (119) |
| Healthy weight | 41.1 (738) | 40.9 (753) | 43.6 (740) | 41.6 (732) | 44.9 (780) | 42.4 (3743) |
| Overweight/obese | 57.0 (1023) | 57.4 (1057) | 55.3 (939) | 57.5 (1013) | 54.1 (939) | 56.3 (4971) |
| Energy intake (kJ/day) | 5972.7 ± 2323.3 | 6487.2 ± 2287.5 | 6625.3 ± 2237.0 | 6872.1 ± 2392.7 | 7457.2 ± 2938.7 | 6676.6 ± 2494.6 |
| Fruit and vegetable intake (g/day) d | 268.2 ± 136.4 | 345.5 ± 147.5 | 385.7 ± 152.0 | 443.1 ± 163.5 | 528.4 ± 185.7 | 393.0 ± 180.6 |
| Fruit intake (g/day) d | 124.9 ± 100.4 | 176.2 ± 119.9 | 211.8 ± 122.8 | 255.0 ± 130.3 | 319.4 ± 138.8 | 216.5 ± 139.8 |
| Vegetable intake (g/day) d | 143.3 ± 81.2 | 169.4 ± 75.2 | 174.0 ± 74.5 | 188.1 ± 75.7 | 209.0 ± 80.4 | 176.5 ± 80.4 |
a FAVVA maximum score = 185. b FAVVA Fruit maximum score = 66. c FAVVA Vegetable maximum score = 119. d Recommended intakes for Australians: 300 g fruit per day, 375 g vegetables per day and 675 g fruit/vegetables per day, according to the Australian Dietary Guidelines.