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Table 2 The changes of dietary consumption across baseline and follow-up by three FRAIL categories for males and females

From: Sex differences in dietary consumption and its association with frailty among middle-aged and older Australians: a 10-year longitudinal survey

 

Males

Females

 

Baseline

Follow-up

P value

 

Baseline

Follow-up

P value

Vegetable

N

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

N

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

 Health

34,766

3.45 (2.58)

3.59 (2.85)

< 0.001

36,173

4.44 (2.60)

4.64 (2.91)

< 0.001

 Pre-frail

15,745

3.43 (2.66)

3.60 (2.99)

< 0.001

21,543

4.41 (2.66)

4.54 (3.06)

< 0.001

 Frail

1864

3.52 (2.75)

3.50 (3.07)

0.79

2948

4.18 (2.65)

4.13 (3.11)

0.45

Fruit

 Health

33,212

1.89 (1.43)

1.97 (1.56)

< 0.001

35,067

2.17 (1.29)

2.16 (1.40)

0.004

 Pre-frail

14,852

1.84 (1.46)

1.99 (1.63)

< 0.001

20,749

2.11 (2.33)

2.15 (1.46)

0.03

 Frail

1728

1.78 (1.49)

1.99 (1.88)

< 0.001

2803

2.04 (1.38)

2.07 (1.61)

0.76

Grain

 Health

33,080

5.05 (2.70)

4.96 (2.70)

< 0.001

34,280

4.84 (2.66)

4.61 (2.73)

< 0.001

 Pre-frail

14,803

4.94 (2.76)

4.93 (2.80)

0.52

20,136

4.84 (2.73)

4.62 (2.81)

< 0.001

 Frail

1723

4.90 (2.85)

5.03 (2.75)

0.01

2698

4.80 (2.90)

4.59 (2.88)

< 0.01

Lean meats & poultry

 Health

34,766

6.88 (3.96)

7.31 (3.53)

< 0.001

36,173

6.56 (3.52)

6.91 (3.03)

< 0.001

 Pre-frail

15,745

6.80 (4.09)

7.19 (3.93)

< 0.001

21,543

6.51 (3.65)

6.87 (3.21)

< 0.001

 Frail

1864

6.70 (3.98)

7.03 (3.79)

0.003

2948

6.46 (3.94)

6.62 (3.24)

0.04

Alcohol

 Health

34,466

10.5 (11.2)

9.86 (10.9)

< 0.001

35,707

5.13 (6.08)

4.89 (6.04)

< 0.001

 Pre-frail

15,563

10.3 (12.4)

8.74 (11.4)

< 0.001

21,114

4.34 (6.25)

3.81 (5.95)

< 0.001

 Frail

1836

10.3 (14.1)

7.25 (11.8)

< 0.001

2883

3.25 (5.91)

2.43 (5.16)

< 0.001

Dietary risk scores

 Health

34,766

4.29 (1.48)

4.18 (1.48)

< 0.001

36,173

3.74 (1.46)

3,76 (1.47)

0.02

 Pre-frail

15,745

4.30 (1.51)

4.14 (1.50)

< 0.001

21,543

3.75 (1.50)

3.77 (1.49)

0.04

 Frail

1864

4.29 (1.52)

4.10 (1.53)

< 0.001

2948

3.81 (1.53)

3.92 (1.53)

< 0.01

  

Yes

Yes

  

Yes

Yes

 

Dairy

 

N (%)

N (%)

  

N (%)

N (%)

 

 Health

34,019 (66.4)

33,890 (66.6)

0.63

35,392 (59.7)

35,411 (59.7)

0.89

 Pre-frail

15,372 (30.0)

15,218 (29.9)

0.67

21,052 (35.5)

21,008 (35.4)

0.80

 Frail

1822 (3.56)

1802 (3.54)

0.88

2863 (4.83)

2882 (4.86)

0.79

Food diversity

 Health

25,141 (67.8)

25,351 (67.9)

0.71

27,346 (60.8)

26,884 (61.2)

0.30

 Pre-frail

10,748 (29.0)

10,782 (28.9)

0.78

15,603 (34.7)

15,132 (34.4)

0.39

 Frail

1189 (3.21)

1184 (3.17)

0.79

1998 (4.45)

1925 (4.38)

0.64