Table 1 Characteristics of the population by category of legume consumption
From: Diet and nutrient status of legume consumers in Sweden: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Non-consumers (n 987) | Consumers (n 773) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 (low) | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 (high) | P value | ||
Age, years | 47.3 (16.9) | 49.4 (16.4) | 49.0 (16.4) | 49.1 (16.1) | 49.4 (16.3) | 0.02* |
Women, % | 54.3 | 57.9 | 57.8 | 57.5 | 58.1 | 0.16 |
Smokera, % | 16.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 0.88 |
Education, % | 0.005* | |||||
University | 40.9 | 48.2 | 45.8 | 49.7 | 50.8 | |
Highschool | 45.3 | 39.6 | 42.7 | 37.3 | 37.2 | |
Elementary school | 13.8 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 12.0 | |
BMI, kg/m2 a | 25.6 (4.4) | 25.1 (3.9) | 25.5 (4.4) | 25.4 (3.8) | 25.2 (4.1) | 0.25 |
Non-obese (BMI < 24.9), % | 53.6 | 55.0 | 50.3 | 52.5 | 54.5 | |
Overweight (25 < BMI < 29.9), % | 33.8 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 36.6 | 35.4 | |
Obese (BMI > 30), % | 12.6 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 10.1 | |
Total legume intake, g/day | 0.0 (0) | 11.3 (5.3) | 26.9 (7.5) | 52.7 (13.6) | 137.7 (83.7) | |
Pulses, g/day | 12.2 (5.8) | 23.2 (10.3) | 45.9 (21.0) | 93.5 (60.8) | < 0.001* | |
% consumers | 11.7 | 17.7 | 35.2 | 67.0 | ||
Legume vegetables, g/day | 12.9 (5.0) | 24.1 (7.9) | 34.0 (17.7) | 40.4 (30.1) | < 0.001* | |
% consumers | 38.6 | 39.1 | 32.1 | 26.7 | ||
Peanuts, g/day | 8.3 (4.5) | 18.9 (9.1) | 22.3 (16.4) | 23.0 (19.4) | < 0.001* | |
% consumers | 31.5 | 16.7 | 23.3 | 12.0 | ||
Soy products, g/day | 8.7 (1.1) | 26.9 (8.8) | 42.4 (18.4) | 132.7 (127.5) | < 0.001* | |
% consumers | 1.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 19.4 | ||
Sprouts, g/day | 5.2 (4.4) | 3.0 (2.9) | 4.0 (2.6) | 7.5 (4.9) | 0.002* | |
% consumers | 8.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | ||
Meal with legumes, g/day | 12.7(4.3) | 27.7 (7.5) | 40.5 (16.9) | 70.5 (50.9) | < 0.001* | |
% consumers | 13.2 | 31.2 | 37.8 | 36.6 | ||
Type of diet, % | < 0.000* | |||||
Omnivorous | 97.6 | 95.8 | 96.1 | 94.5 | 82.2 | |
Vegetarian | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 16.7 | |
Semi-vegetarian | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | |
Lacto-ovo vegetarian | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | ||
Lacto-vegetarian with fish and eggs occasionally | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 | |||
Lacto-vegetarian | 0.6 | |||||