Category of chocolate consumption, servings | |||||
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Characteristic* | 0 (n=10 037) | 1–3/month (n=34 231) | 1–2/week (n=17 487) | ≥3–4/week (n=5885) | p for trend† |
Age, years | 61.0 (9.2) | 59.3 (8.9) | 58.8 (9.0) | 60.7 (9.6) | <0.001 |
Sex, men, % | 53 | 52 | 57 | 57 | <0.001 |
Postsecondary education, % | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | <0.001 |
Family history of myocardial infarction, % | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | <0.001 |
Current smoker, % | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 0.83 |
Aspirin use ≥7 tablets/week, % | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 0.48 |
Walk/bicycle ≥40 min/day, % | 36 | 34 | 32 | 34 | <0.001 |
Exercise ≥2 h/week, % | 58 | 58 | 57 | 55 | <0.001 |
Body mass index ≥25 kg/m2, % | 53 | 50 | 48 | 44 | <0.001 |
Diabetes, % | 14 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | <0.001 |
Hypertension, % | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | <0.001 |
Hypercholesterolaemia, % | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0.002 |
Total energy intake, kcal/day | 2100 (830) | 2200 (800) | 2400 (850) | 2700 (940) | <0.001 |
Alcohol intake, g/day | 11 (22) | 10 (16) | 11 (15) | 12 (17) | <0.001 |
Processed meat, servings/week | 4.8 (4.6) | 4.8 (3.9) | 5.4 (4.1) | 5.9 (4.9) | <0.001 |
Fruits and vegetables, servings/day | 4.6 (3.0) | 4.4 (2.5) | 4.4 (2.4) | 4.6 (2.7) | 0.37 |
*Data represent mean (standard deviation) or percentage.
†Assessed by using linear regression for continuous variables and χ² test for categorical variables.