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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 20.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2018 Nov;120(9):1014–1022. doi: 10.1017/S0007114518002465

Table 1.

Participant demographic characteristics

NCI (n=75) NYU (n=76)
Q1a Q2a Q3a Q4a p-value Q1b Q2b Q3b Q4b p-value
N 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 19
Age (median) 50 55 61.5 62 0.11 56 57 62 61 0.34
Sex, % 0.08 0.16
 Female 31.6 21.1 50.0 57.9 36.8 36.8 52.6 68.4
 Male 68.4 78.9 50.0 42.1 63.2 63.2 47.4 31.6
Race, % 0.46 0.10
 White 89.5 89.5 77.8 73.7 94.7 89.5 89.5 68.4
 Non-White 10.5 10.5 22.2 26.3 5.3 10.5 10.5 31.6
BMI (kg/m2), %
 <25 57.9 68.4 33.3 68.4 0.19 36.8 63.2 57.9 63.2 0.29
 25-30 36.8 15.8 38.9 21.1 42.1 31.6 26.3 36.8
 ≥30 5.3 15.8 27.8 10.5 21.1 5.3 15.8 -
Smoking History, % 0.10 0.13
 Never 26.3 36.8 61.1 57.9 63.2 84.2 47.4 63.2
 Former/Current 73.7 63.2 38.9 42.1 36.8 15.8 52.6 36.8
a

NCI quartiles of fiber intake: Q1: < 11.25 g; Q2: 11.25-14.34 g; Q3: 14.35-16.68 g; Q4: ≥ 16.69 g

b

NYU quartiles of fiber intake: Q1: < 19.82 g; Q2: 19.82-23.82 g; Q3: 23.83-31.63 g; Q4: ≥ 31.64 g