Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to quintile of total flavonoid intake
| Â | Total Flavonoid Intake Range | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |
n (%) | 42,605 | 8317 (19.5) | 8654 (20.3) | 8692 (20.4) | 8611 (20.2) | 8331 (19.6) |
Gender | ||||||
 Women [n (%)] | 24,262 (56.9) | 5724 (68.8) | 5417 (62.6) | 4982 (57.3) | 4486 (52.1) | 3653 (43.8) |
 Men [n (%)] | 18,343 (43.1) | 2593 (31.2) | 3237 (37.4) | 3710 (42.7) | 4125 (47.9) | 4678 (56.2) |
 Age (y) [Mean ± SD]a | 51.55 (8.78) | 52.15 (9.19) | 51.30 (8.76) | 51.23 (8.62) | 51.37 (8.60) | 51.75 (8.70) |
Mortality No (%) | ||||||
 Total | 5104 (12) | 1066 (12.8) | 971 (11.2) | 995 (11.4) | 962 (11.2) | 1110 (13.3) |
 Cardiovascular | 1831 (4.3) | 408 (4.9) | 325 (3.8) | 357 (4.1) | 357 (4.1) | 384 (4.6) |
 Cancer | 1153 (2.7) | 213 (2.6) | 231 (2.7) | 229 (2.6) | 216 (2.5) | 264 (3.2) |
 Other cause | 2120 (5) | 445 (5.4) | 415 (4.8) | 409 (4.7) | 389 (4.5) | 462 (5.5) |
BMI (Kg/m2) [Mean ± SD]a | 26.45 (5.40) | 26.72 (5.58) | 26.58 (5.40) | 26.48 (5.36) | 26.32 (5.30) | 26.14 (5.35) |
Waist- to – Hip [Mean ± SD]a | 0.94 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.07) | 0.94 (0.07) |
Energy (kcal) [Mean ± SD]a | 2169.08 (570.22) | 1758.99 (438.61) | 2007.29 (449.14) | 2169.49 (466.56) | 2334.77 (504.15) | 2574.85 (584.81) |
Smoke ever used [n (%)]a | ||||||
 No smoker | 35,230 (82.7) | 7389 (88.8) | 7454 (86.1) | 7312 (84.1) | 6972 (81) | 6103 (73.3) |
 Smoker | 7375 (17.3) | 928 (11.2) | 1200 (13.9) | 1380 (15.9) | 1639 (19) | 2228 (26.7) |
Alcohol ever used [n (%)]a | ||||||
No | 41,185 (96.7) | 8150 (98) | 8435 (97.5) | 8432 (97) | 8312 (96.5) | 7856 (94.3) |
Yes | 1420 (3.3) | 167 (2) | 219 (2.5) | 260 (3) | 229 (3.5) | 475 (5.7) |
Opiate ever use [n (%)]a | ||||||
 No | 35,523 (83.4) | 7345 (88.3) | 7513 (86.8) | 7386 (85) | 7056 (81.9) | 6223 (74.7) |
 Yes | 7082 (16.6) | 972 (11.7) | 1141 (13.2) | 1306 (15) | 1555 (18.1) | 2108 (25.3) |
History of Hypertension [n (%)]a | ||||||
 No | 35,751 (83.9) | 6613 (79.5) | 7212 (83.3) | 7360 (84.7) | 7389 (85.8) | 7177 (86.1) |
 Yes | 6854 (16.1) | 1704 (20.5) | 1442 (16.7) | 1332 (15.3) | 1222 (14.2) | 1154 (13.9) |
Education [n (%)]a | ||||||
 Illiterate | 29,561 (69.4) | 6333 (76.1) | 6186 (71.5) | 6005 (69.1) | 5842 (67.8) | 5195 (62.4) |
  < 5 year | 7392 (17.4) | 1200 (14.4) | 1401 (16.2) | 1578 (18.2) | 1537 (17.8) | 1676 (20.1) |
 6–8 year | 1916 (4.5) | 278 (3.3) | 340 (3.9) | 363 (4.2) | 424 (4.9) | 511 (6.1) |
 High school | 2792 (6.6) | 391 (4.7) | 523 (6) | 566 (6.5) | 585 (6.8) | 727 (8.7) |
 Academic | 944 (2.2) | 115 (1.4) | 204 (2.4) | 180 (2.1) | 223 (2.6) | 222 (2.7) |
Ethnicitya | ||||||
 Torkaman | 32,033 (75.2) | 6619 (79.6) | 6627 (76.6) | 6525 (75.1) | 6368 (74) | 5894 (70.7) |
 Non torkaman | 10,572 (24.8) | 1698 (20.4) | 2072 (23.4) | 2167 (24.9) | 2243 (26) | 2437 (29.3) |
Marital statusa | ||||||
 Married | 37,677 (88.6) | 7085 (85.4) | 7608 (88) | 7753 (89.4) | 7746 (90.1) | 7485 (90) |
 Not married | 4854 (11.4) | 1216 (14.6) | 1033 (12) | 921 (10.6) | 854 (9.9) | 830 (10) |
Physical activitya | ||||||
 Sedentary | 14,424 (33.9) | 2764 (32.6) | 2814 (32.8) | 2871 (33.4) | 3133 (37.7) | 3716 (38.9) |
 Moderate | 13,370 (31.5) | 2716 (32.8) | 2789 (32.1) | 2641 (30.8) | 2391 (28.8) | 2770 (29) |
 High | 14,709 (34.6) | 2816 (34.6) | 3045 (35.1) | 3075 (35.8) | 2782 (33.5) | 3063 (32.1) |