Table 1 Age-standardised baseline characteristics according to the consumption of total vegetables and total fruits in the Swedish Mammography Cohort
Vegetable consumption | Fruit consumption | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lowest category | Highest category | Lowest category | Highest category | |
Mean age at baseline (years) | 54.9 | 53.3 | 53.4 | 53.9 |
Mean body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.9 |
Mean no. of children | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Education ⩾12 years (%) | 10.0 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
Ever used oral contraceptives (%) | 54.1 | 52.5 | 53.4 | 52.6 |
Mean dietary intake | ||||
Lactosea (g/day) | 12.8 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 10.6 |
Fish (servings/week) | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
