Table 1 Survival status by quintile of daily food category expenditure (NTD)*
From: Spending on vegetable and fruit consumption could reduce all-cause mortality among older adults
Deceased (n = 625) | Survival (n = 1156) | P † | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food category | Median | n | % | n | % | |
Vegetables | ||||||
Q1 | 5.02 | 165 | 48.0 | 191 | 52.0 | 0.009 |
Q2 | 11.0 | 126 | 36.2 | 230 | 63.9 | |
Q3 | 17.1 | 122 | 35.2 | 234 | 64.8 | |
Q4 | 24.6 | 101 | 29.7 | 255 | 70.3 | |
Q5 | 38.6 | 111 | 31.5 | 246 | 68.5 | |
Fruits | ||||||
Q1 | 0.00 | 322 | 43.3 | 470 | 56.7 | <0.001 |
Q2 | 5.46 | 97 | 38.3 | 150 | 61.7 | |
Q3 | 13.2 | 68 | 30.3 | 179 | 69.7 | |
Q4 | 23.5 | 66 | 27.8 | 181 | 72.2 | |
Q5 | 44.0 | 72 | 28.3 | 176 | 71.7 | |
Animals-derived Foods | ||||||
Q1 | 7.71 | 122 | 37.5 | 234 | 62.5 | 0.264 |
Q2 | 20.6 | 131 | 38.1 | 225 | 61.9 | |
Q3 | 33.6 | 114 | 29.0 | 242 | 71.0 | |
Q4 | 50.6 | 134 | 36.6 | 222 | 63.4 | |
Q5 | 80.2 | 124 | 38.1 | 233 | 61.9 | |
Grains | ||||||
Q1 | 3.77 | 142 | 40.5 | 214 | 59.5 | 0.523 |
Q2 | 6.26 | 126 | 34.4 | 230 | 65.6 | |
Q3 | 8.63 | 121 | 32.0 | 235 | 68.1 | |
Q4 | 11.4 | 123 | 36.3 | 233 | 63.7 | |
Q5 | 20.5 | 113 | 35.6 | 244 | 64.4 | |
Total food expenditure | ||||||
Q1 | 33.8 | 135 | 40.1 | 221 | 60.0 | 0.255 |
Q2 | 56.2 | 141 | 41.2 | 215 | 58.8 | |
Q3 | 72.6 | 127 | 33.8 | 229 | 66.2 | |
Q4 | 94.1 | 111 | 32.9 | 245 | 67.1 | |
Q5 | 132 | 111 | 32.8 | 246 | 67.2 | |