Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 150,969 participants from the 45 and Up Study by frequency of fruit and vegetable intakesa
Quartiles of fruit intakeb | Quartiles of vegetable intakeb | Quartiles of combined fruit and vegetable intakeb | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Overall | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
Number of subjects | 150,969 | 12,960 | 50,766 | 50,111 | 37,132 | 54,562 | 24,460 | 40,979 | 30,968 | 37,467 | 43,004 | 34,779 | 35,719 |
Mean servings per day (SD) | 0.001 (0.02) | 1.01 (0.05) | 2.00 (0.00) | 3.73 (1.46) | 1.65 (0.57) | 2.99 (0.08) | 4.39 (0.49) | 7.83 (2.61) | 2.44 (0.80) | 4.49 (0.50) | 6.44 (0.50) | 10.27 (3.12) | |
Age group (%) | |||||||||||||
45 to 59 years | 56.5 | 64.5 | 58.3 | 55.6 | 52.4 | 59.1 | 59.4 | 55.2 | 51.3 | 59.9 | 59.4 | 55.2 | 50.7 |
60 to 74 years | 33.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 34.3 | 36.3 | 30.7 | 31.1 | 35.2 | 38.0 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 35.1 | 38.2 |
≥75 years | 10.0 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
Women (%) | 55.2 | 41.2 | 48.0 | 61.4 | 61.6 | 40.5 | 55.3 | 65.7 | 67.1 | 36.6 | 54.1 | 64.8 | 66.7 |
College or higher education (%) | 27.0 | 18.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 26.1 | 31.9 | 29.0 | 22.1 | 24.1 | 29.8 | 29.1 | 24.7 |
Married/de facto (%) | 77.7 | 73.0 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 76.8 | 74.7 | 78.6 | 80.3 | 78.9 | 74.3 | 78.4 | 79.9 | 78.4 |
Location of residence | |||||||||||||
Major city (%) | 45.3 | 42.2 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 47.9 | 47.6 | 44.3 | 40.1 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 44.9 | 41.9 |
Rural/remote (%) | 54.7 | 57.8 | 55.5 | 54.5 | 53.0 | 52.1 | 52.4 | 55.7 | 59.9 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 58.1 |
Socio-economic status (SEIFA-IRSD) (%) | |||||||||||||
Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) | 19.1 | 22.6 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 20.2 |
Quintile 2 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.8 |
Quintile 3 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 21.2 | 21.7 |
Quintile 4 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 19.7 |
Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged) | 20.7 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 21.4 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 18.6 |
Current smoking (%) | 7.5 | 21.2 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Hours of sleep (%) | |||||||||||||
<7 h/day | 15.1 | 19.8 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 16.9 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 14.7 |
7–9 h/day | 67.6 | 60.7 | 66.9 | 69.5 | 68.6 | 66.3 | 69.1 | 68.8 | 67.3 | 65.0 | 68.7 | 68.9 | 68.0 |
≥9 h/day | 17.3 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 17.3 |
Physical activity category (%) | |||||||||||||
10–149 min/week | 19.1 | 29.0 | 21.9 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 22.9 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 25.7 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 15.2 |
150–299 min/week | 16.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 13.7 |
≥300 min/week | 64.8 | 53.8 | 61.0 | 67.2 | 70.8 | 60.0 | 64.4 | 67.5 | 70.1 | 56.7 | 64.0 | 68.1 | 71.1 |
Multivitamin use (%) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Self-rated health (%) | |||||||||||||
Excellent | 18.3 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 19.2 | 22.8 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 13.8 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 21.7 |
Very good | 40.6 | 33.2 | 40.0 | 42.2 | 41.7 | 38.4 | 40.8 | 42.3 | 42.0 | 36.8 | 41.1 | 42.6 | 42.0 |
Good | 31.4 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 30.2 | 27.7 | 34.0 | 31.4 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 35.9 | 31.6 | 29.3 | 28.3 |
Fair | 8.5 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
Poor | 1.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
BMI category (%) | |||||||||||||
Underweight and normal weight (≤18.5 to <25.0 kg/m2) | 39.0 | 34.9 | 37.7 | 39.1 | 42.1 | 37.3 | 41.1 | 40.3 | 38.7 | 36.5 | 39.3 | 40.3 | 40.0 |
Overweight (25.0 to <30.0 kg/m2) | 39.4 | 39.3 | 40.5 | 39.2 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 38.8 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 41.6 | 39.8 | 38.0 | 37.8 |
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2) | 21.6 | 25.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 22.2 |
Physician diagnosed diabetes (%) | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 |