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Table 2 Plant food and beverage intakes in the study groups (g [ml] fresh edible mass/person/day)

From: Dietary antioxidant capacity of the patients with cardiovascular disease in a cross-sectional study

Plant food and beverages

Men

P

Women

P

CVD patients (n = 357)

Healthy control (n = 357)

CVD patients (n = 286)

Healthy control (n = 286)

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Beverages 1

584.3 (546–622)

500 (400–750)

627.6 (589–666)

600 (400–800)

0.09

528.8 (496–562)

500 (350–750)

509.0 (478–540)

500 (250–700)

0.38

tea infusion2

403.8 (373–435)

 

421.6 (392–451)

  

363.8 (335–393)

 

341.1 (316–366)

  

coffee infusion3

119.7 (102–137)

 

124.4 (108–141)

  

138.7 (120–158)

 

141.1 (122–161)

  

others4

60.8 (41–80)

 

81.5 (58–105)

  

26.3 (15–38)

 

26.9 (17–37)

  

Vegetables

521.2 (486–557)

515 (266–728)

560.5 (526–594)

527 (329–729)

0.12

415.9 (383–449)

386 (187–602)

421.9 (387–457)

386 (190–598)

0.93

potatoes

307.7 (280–336)

 

346.1 (318–375)

  

218.6 (194–244)

 

246.9 (220–274)

  

cabbage5

50.3 (41–60)

 

46.2 (37–56)

  

41.0 (33–49)

 

37.9 (31–45)

  

tomatoes

43.1 (34–52)

 

42.0 (34–50)

  

49.4 (39–60)

 

33.8 (25–42)

  

carrots

24.0 (20–28)

 

26.9 (22–32)

  

24.1 (18–30)

 

23.8 (19–29)

  

onions

15.5 (13–18)

 

15.2 (13–17)

  

11.8 (10–14)

 

11.9 (10–14)

  

beetroots

11.8 (8–16)

 

13.4 (9–18)

  

10.0 (6–14)

 

8.9 (5–13)

  

cauliflower

4.6 (1–8)

 

4.6 (2–7)

  

8.3 (3–13)

 

3.3 (1–6)

  

others6

64.2 (56–72)

 

66.9 (59–73)

  

52.6 (46–59)

 

55.3 (47–63)

  

Fruit and jams

194.3 (171–217)

140 (0–300)

167.4 (146–189)

104 (0–255)

0.06

238.3 (208–269)

178 (15–328)

181.3 (158–205)

150 (5–280)

0.02

apples

129.3 (111–147)

 

100.6 (84–117)

  

138.2 (116–160)

 

106.1 (91–121)

  

bananas

7.1 (3–11)

 

12.2 (7–18)

  

11.8 (7–17)

 

10.9 (7–15)

  

strawberries

10.6 (5–17)

 

7.5 (3–12)

  

20.8 (7–35)

 

13.8 (5–23)

  

plums

8.5 (4–13)

 

13.6 (8–19)

  

11.3 (7–16)

 

11.7 (4–20)

  

pears

7.9 (3–12)

 

6.6 (2–11)

  

9.1 (3–15)

 

3.0 (0–6)

  

citrus fruits7

8.5 (3–14)

 

7.4 (3–11)

  

12.0 (5–19)

 

7.6 (2–13)

  

grapes

5.6 (1–10)

 

3.1 (0.4-6)

  

12.0 (5–19)

 

9.2 (4–14)

  

sour cherries

4.6 (2–7)

 

1.2 (0.3-2)

  

5.1 (1–9)

 

5.2 (2–8)

  

others8

12.1 (9–16)

 

15.1 (7–23)

  

18.0 (11–25)

 

13.9 (9–18)

  

Cereal products

198.8 (187–211)

184 (128–253)

201.9 (188–216)

183 (115–261)

0.98

138.4 (129–148)

122 (81–180)

136.5 (126–147)

126 (72–179)

0.84

white bread

112.2 (101–124)

 

128.0 (115–141)

  

61.6 (53–70)

 

66.8 (58–76)

  

others9

86.6 (77–96)

 

73.9 (63–84)

  

76.8 (68–86)

 

69.6 (62–78)

  

Chocolates 10

1.6 (0.6-2.7)

0

1.2 (0.4-2)

0

0.69

0.7 (0.2-1.2)

0

0.6 (0.1-1.1)

0

0.62

Nuts and seeds 11

1.7 (0–3.5)

0

0.9 (0.1-1.7)

0

0.99

0.7 (0–1.5)

0

0.6 (0–1.4)

0

0.07

  1. n – number; CVD – cardiovascular disease; CI – confidence interval; 1tea infusion, coffee infusion, drinking chocolate, hot cocoa −1 g sample per 100 ml boiling distilled water; 2tea infusion: black tea, green tea, red tea, rooibos tea, white tea; 3coffee infusion: instant coffee, ground coffee; 4others: beer, apple juice, orange juice, red wine, white wine, black currant juice, lemon juice, hot cocoa, drinking chocolate; 5cabbage: white, red cabbage and Chinese cabbage; 6others: cucumber, parsley roots, leeks, celery roots, fennel, sorrel, chives, red and green pepper, lettuce, radish, tomato paste, ketchup, green beans, beans, peas, button mushrooms; 7citrus fruits: oranges, grapefruits, mandarins; 8others: sweet cherries, apricots, red currants, nectarines, peaches, kiwi fruits, watermelon, northern cranberries, bilberries, woodland strawberries, lingonberries, raspberries, jams (orange, bilberry, plum, black currant, sour cherry, strawberry, apricot, peach, pineapple); 9others: wheat rolls, wheat four, wholegrain bread, noodles, buckwheat groats, barley groats, extruded rye bread, extruded graham bread, oats, rice; 10chocolates: dark, semisweet, milk, white; 11nuts and seeds: walnuts, sunflower seeds, pistachios, hazelnuts, peanuts, pumpkin seeds.