Distribution of study characteristics overall by first and fifth quintiles of total meat consumption
| Characteristics . | Overall (n = 38,513) . | By total meat intake . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | Lowest quintile (n = 7,625) . | Highest quintile (n = 7,870) . | |||
| Age (y) | 62.8 | 63.5 | 61.8 | |||
| Female (%) | 47.6 | 70.4 | 20.9 | |||
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 90.00 | 88.89 | 89.02 | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3.80 | 3.53 | 4.37 | |||
| Hispanic | 1.46 | 1.76 | 1.65 | |||
| Asian | 3.91 | 5.11 | 3.74 | |||
| Pacific Island | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.80 | |||
| American Indian, Alaskan native | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.23 | |||
| Not answered | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.19 | |||
| Some college level education (%) | 70.8 | 68.8 | 70.8 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 | 25.9 | 28.8 | |||
| Vigorous physical activity (%) | ||||||
| >1 h/wk | 67.98 | 70.56 | 64.21 | |||
| ≤1 h/wk | 31.70 | 29.03 | 35.51 | |||
| Not answered or multiple answers | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.28 | |||
| Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 59.35 | 56.17 | 62.01 | |||
| No | 40.0 | 43.10 | 37.24 | |||
| Not answered | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.75 | |||
| Smoking status (%) | ||||||
| Never | 45.13 | 55.46 | 34.45 | |||
| Current cigarette smoker | 8.09 | 5.91 | 10.65 | |||
| Ex-cigarette smoker | 42.32 | 36.24 | 47.88 | |||
| Never cigarettes, but pipe and cigar | 4.32 | 2.26 | 6.87 | |||
| Not answered | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | |||
| Alcohol (g/d) | 10.7 | 5.9 | 16.3 | |||
| Total caloric intake (kcal/d) | 2,057 | 1,459 | 2,912 | |||
| Red meat (g/d) | 77.8 | 25.1 | 164.7 | |||
| White meat (g/d) | 53.7 | 20.1 | 105.3 | |||
| Total fat (g/d) | 67.6 | 41.5 | 105.9 | |||
| Saturated fat (g/d) | 22.9 | 14.1 | 35.9 | |||
| Folate (μg/d) | 378.0 | 318.4 | 463.0 | |||
| Calcium (mg/d) | 961.0 | 780.6 | 1,214.0 | |||
| Fiber (g/d) | 23.4 | 19.9 | 28.7 | |||
| Characteristics . | Overall (n = 38,513) . | By total meat intake . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | Lowest quintile (n = 7,625) . | Highest quintile (n = 7,870) . | |||
| Age (y) | 62.8 | 63.5 | 61.8 | |||
| Female (%) | 47.6 | 70.4 | 20.9 | |||
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 90.00 | 88.89 | 89.02 | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3.80 | 3.53 | 4.37 | |||
| Hispanic | 1.46 | 1.76 | 1.65 | |||
| Asian | 3.91 | 5.11 | 3.74 | |||
| Pacific Island | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.80 | |||
| American Indian, Alaskan native | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.23 | |||
| Not answered | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.19 | |||
| Some college level education (%) | 70.8 | 68.8 | 70.8 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 | 25.9 | 28.8 | |||
| Vigorous physical activity (%) | ||||||
| >1 h/wk | 67.98 | 70.56 | 64.21 | |||
| ≤1 h/wk | 31.70 | 29.03 | 35.51 | |||
| Not answered or multiple answers | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.28 | |||
| Regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 59.35 | 56.17 | 62.01 | |||
| No | 40.0 | 43.10 | 37.24 | |||
| Not answered | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.75 | |||
| Smoking status (%) | ||||||
| Never | 45.13 | 55.46 | 34.45 | |||
| Current cigarette smoker | 8.09 | 5.91 | 10.65 | |||
| Ex-cigarette smoker | 42.32 | 36.24 | 47.88 | |||
| Never cigarettes, but pipe and cigar | 4.32 | 2.26 | 6.87 | |||
| Not answered | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | |||
| Alcohol (g/d) | 10.7 | 5.9 | 16.3 | |||
| Total caloric intake (kcal/d) | 2,057 | 1,459 | 2,912 | |||
| Red meat (g/d) | 77.8 | 25.1 | 164.7 | |||
| White meat (g/d) | 53.7 | 20.1 | 105.3 | |||
| Total fat (g/d) | 67.6 | 41.5 | 105.9 | |||
| Saturated fat (g/d) | 22.9 | 14.1 | 35.9 | |||
| Folate (μg/d) | 378.0 | 318.4 | 463.0 | |||
| Calcium (mg/d) | 961.0 | 780.6 | 1,214.0 | |||
| Fiber (g/d) | 23.4 | 19.9 | 28.7 | |||