Table 1 Characteristics of the sample at baseline by fruit and vegetable intake tertiles
From: Fruit, vegetable intake and blood pressure trajectories in older age
Covariates | Fruit intake tertiles | Vegetable intake tertiles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (lowest) | T2 | T3 (highest) | T1 (lowest) | T2 | T3 (highest) | |||||||||
Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p value | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p value | |
Age (years) | 59.4 | (6.9) | 57.9 | (7.0) | 56.9 | (6.7) | <0.001 | 58.1 | (7.0) | 57.7 | (6.9) | 58.5 | (7.0) | <0.001 |
Daily energy intake (MJ) | 9.6 | (2.9) | 10.6 | (3.1) | 11.6 | (3.2) | <0.001 | 9.7 | (3.0) | 10.6 | (3.0) | 11.5 | (3.2) | <0.001 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 28.1 | (5.6) | 28.9 | (5.4) | 29.0 | (5.4) | <0.001 | 28.2 | (5.4) | 28.7 | (5.5) | 28.8 | (5.5) | <0.001 |
Fruit intake (g/day) | 35.1 | (20.2) | 108.5 | (25.3) | 314.2 | (205.3) | <0.001 | 108.5 | (112.4) | 136.0 | (125.2) | 213.1 | (225.5) | <0.001 |
Vegetable intake (g/day) | 208.0 | (109.2) | 253.9 | (127.0) | 337.8 | (222.5) | <0.001 | 135.1 | (40.9) | 226.0 | (26.9) | 438.6 | (187.8) | <0.001 |
Mediterranean diet scorea | 5.5 | (1.6) | 5.5 | (1.6) | 5.5 | (1.6) | 0.562 | 5.3 | (1.6) | 5.6 | (1.7) | 5.7 | (1.6) | <0.001 |
% | % | % | p-value | % | % | % | p-value | |||||||
Gender: females | 46.3 | 54.3 | 63.9 | <0.001 | 51.9 | 55.1 | 57.6 | <0.001 | ||||||
Antihypertensive medication: yes | 28.8 | 31.7 | 35.6 | <0.001 | 30.1 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 0.005 | ||||||
Smoking: current smoker | 35.5 | 27.3 | 21.5 | <0.001 | 30.5 | 27.6 | 26.2 | <0.001 | ||||||
Alcohol intake: several times a week | 27.1 | 23.6 | 22.3 | <0.001 | 24.3 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 0.762 | ||||||
Leisure time physical activity: > 10 MET-h/d | 33.4 | 35.7 | 39.2 | <0.001 | 40.7 | 33.5 | 34.2 | <0.001 | ||||||
Education: university | 21.3 | 29.3 | 36.4 | <0.001 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 29.8 | <0.001 | ||||||
Marital status: lives with partner | 68.4 | 73.8 | 74.3 | <0.001 | 69.8 | 73.9 | 72.9 | 0.001 | ||||||
