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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects

From: A community-based cross-sectional study for relationship of frequency of vegetables intake and osteoporosis in a Chinese postmenopausal women sample

Variable

Total sample

Frequency of vegetables intake*

P-value

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Demographical information

ā€ƒN

1903

196

58

1649

-

ā€ƒAge

62.39ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.98

60.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.05

60.28ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.35

62.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.92

0.001

ā€ƒHeight

156.35ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.71

153.73ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.37

158.39ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.55

156.51ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.59

0.173

ā€ƒWeight

58.85ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.47

56.86ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.34

56.67ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.75

59.47ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.73

0.463

Lifestyle

ā€ƒEducation

254(13.35Ā %)

22(11.22Ā %)

6(10.34Ā %)

226(13.71Ā %)

0.179

ā€ƒExercise

1362(71.57Ā %)

179(91.33Ā %)

49(84.48Ā %)

1134(68.77Ā %)

<0.001

ā€ƒSmoking

15(0.79Ā %)

4(2.05Ā %)

0(0Ā %)

11(0.67Ā %)

0.253

ā€ƒAlcohol intake

40(2.1Ā %)

6(3.06Ā %)

1(1.72Ā %)

33(2Ā %)

0.099

Medical history

ā€ƒHTN

835(44.51Ā %)

84(43.75Ā %)

21(37.5Ā %)

730(44.84Ā %)

0.540

ā€ƒCAD

183(10.04Ā %)

15(7.85Ā %)

4(7.14Ā %)

164(10.41Ā %)

0.414

ā€ƒDM

214(11.49Ā %)

21(11.35Ā %)

6(11.54Ā %)

187(11.5Ā %)

0.998

ā€ƒRA

105(5.72Ā %)

7(3.7Ā %)

2(3.85Ā %)

96(6.02Ā %)

0.363

Therapy history

ā€ƒVitamin C

246(12.93Ā %)

16(8.16Ā %)

6(10.34Ā %)

224(13.58Ā %)

0.277

ā€ƒVitamin D

78(4.1Ā %)

2(1.02Ā %)

3(5.17Ā %)

73(4.43Ā %)

0.239

Dietary habit

ā€ƒMeat

848(44.56Ā %)

99(50.51Ā %)

29(50Ā %)

720(43.66Ā %)

0.133

ā€ƒPotato

264(13.87Ā %)

21(10.71Ā %)

20(34.48Ā %)

223(13.52Ā %)

<0.001

ā€ƒOil

19.13ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.05

16.06ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.13

23.03ā€‰Ā±ā€‰11.95

19.36ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.7

<0.001

Outcome

ā€ƒT-score

āˆ’1.86ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.74

āˆ’1.79ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.74

āˆ’1.78ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.75

āˆ’1.88ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.74

0.209

ā€ƒOP

539(28.32Ā %)

39(19.9Ā %)

14(24.14Ā %)

486(29.47Ā %)

0.015

  1. Note: *Frequency of vegetables intake were categorized by group 1: once or twice per week, group 2: once per 2Ā days, and group 3: always; HTN hypertension, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, RA Rheumatoid arthritis, OP Osteoporosis