Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity / 2018 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Characterization of Portuguese Centenarian Eating Habits, Nutritional Biomarkers, and Cardiovascular Risk: A Case Control Study Table 1 Frequency of food consumption and comparison between centenarians (CENT) and low (LCR) and high (HCR) cardiovascular risk control groups. The amount/day and repetition refers to the main meal.
LCR, n (%) HCR, n (%) CENT, n (%) Number of meals/day 1–3 52 (15.5) 99 (29.5) 185 (55.1) <0.0001 4-5 46 (34.3) 43 (32.1) 45 (33.6) 6 or more 1 (16.7) 5 (83.3) 0 (0.0) Amount/day Mini 6 (4.1) 5 (3.4) 136 (92.5) <0.0001 Medium 70 (30) 89 (38.2) 74 (31.8) Full 19 (26.4) 38 (52.8) 15 (20.8) Very full 3 (21.4) 10 (71.4) 1 (7.1) Repetition No 73 (20.3) 94 (26.2) 192 (53.5) <0.0001 Yes 24 (25.3) 46 (48.4) 25 (26.3) Red meat Never/4x a year 3 (4.2) 1 (1.4) 68 (94.4) <0.0001 >4x a year, <1x a month 7 (9.7) 4 (5.6) 61 (84.7) 1–3x a month 14 (14.6) 14 (14.6) 68 (70.8) 1–6x a week 43 (27.4) 74 (47.1) 40 (25.5) 1–3x a day 33 (33.7) 63 (64.3) 2 (2) Fish Never/4x a year 1 (2.6) 1 (2.6) 36 (94.7) <0.0001 >4x a year, <1x a month 2 (2.7) 1 (1.3) 72 (96) 1–3x a month 12 (12.4) 25 (25.8) 60 (61.9) 1–6x a week 68 (28.5) 108 (45.2) 63 (26.4) 1–3x a day 17 (37.8) 21 (46.7) 7 (15.6) Eggs Never/4x a year 4 (16.7) 5 (20.8) 15 (62.5) 0.009 >4x a year, <1x a month 17 (18.3) 23 (24.7) 53 (57) 1–3x a month 42 (26.6) 60 (38) 56 (35.4) 1–6x a week 35 (17.7) 62 (31.3) 101 (51) 1–3x a day 2 (20) 6 (60) 2 (20) Sweets Never/4x a year 11 (8.1) 21 (15.6) 103 (76.3) <0.0001 >4x a year, <1x a month 11 (13.6) 24 (29.6) 46 (56.8) 1–3x a month 33 (33.7) 29 (29.6) 36 (36.7) 1–6x a week 27 (23.5) 51 (44.3) 37 (32.2) 1–3x a day 18 (28.1) 30 (46.9) 16 (25) Dairy Never/4x a year 4 (26.7) 3 (20) 8 (53.3) 0.001 >4x a year, <1x a month 2 (4.7) 10 (23.3) 31 (72.1) 1–3x a month 8 (18.2) 10 (22.7) 26 (59.1) 1–6x a week 19 (22.6) 18 (21.4) 47 (56) 1–3x a day 67 (21.9) 114 (37.3) 125 (40.8) Vegetables Never/4x a year 1 (50) 1 (50) 0 (0) <0.0001 >4x a year, <1x a month 1 (50) 1 (50) 0 (0) 1–3x a month 4 (23.5) 11 (64.7) 2 (11.8) 1–6x a week 35 (36.1) 58 (59.8) 4 (4.1) 1–3x a day 59 (15.6) 84 (22.3) 234 (62.1) Legumes Never/4x a year 1 (20) 3 (60) 1 (20) <0.0001 >4x a year, <1x a month 13 (50) 12 (46.2) 1 (3.8) 1–3x a month 40 (38.1) 60 (57.1) 5 (4.8) 1–6x a week 40 (26.3) 70 (46.1) 42 (27.6) 1–3x a day 6 (3.1) 10 (5.1) 180 (91.8) Fruits Never/4x a year 2 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.040 >4x a year, <1x a month 0 (0) 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3) 1–3x a month 3 (13.6) 10 (45.5) 9 (40.9) 1–6x a week 16 (15.4) 34 (32.7) 54 (51.9) 1–3x a day 79 (22.1) 107 (29.9) 172 (48) Oilseeds Never/4x a year 30 (17.3) 53 (30.6) 90 (52) 0.401 >4x a year, <1x a month 28 (21.9) 38 (29.7) 62 (48.4) 1–3x a month 23 (22.5) 37 (36.3) 42 (41.2) 1–6x a week 15 (25.9) 23 (39.7) 20 (34.5) 1–3x a day 4 (22.2) 4 (22.2) 10 (55.6) Canned Never/4x a year 25 (9) 41 (14.7) 212 (76.3) <0.0001 >4x a year, <1x a month 29 (37.2) 32 (41) 17 (21.8) 1–3x a month 31 (40.8) 40 (52.6) 5 (6.6) 1–6x a week 12 (25.5) 34 (72.3) 1 (2.1) 1–3x a day 3 (25) 9 (75) 0 (0)
