Long-Term Dietary Changes after Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Swedish Women: Data from a Population-Based Cohort
Table 2
Dietary mean intake among women with RA and without RA in 1997 and 2009.
Intake, servings per week (mean ± SD)
Year
Food category 1
RA (n=191)
No RA (n=21,411)
p value2
1997
Fruits
14.00 ±8.61
15.12 ± 9.80
N.S.
Vegetables
29.26 ± 14.49
30.10 ± 15.47
N.S.
Cereals and grains
34.79 ± 12.74
36.68 ± 15.47
N.S.
White meat
0.77 ± 0.91
0.70 ± 0.77
N.S.
Red meat
5.81 ± 3.57
6.30 ± 3.99
N.S.
Fish and seafood
3.92 ± 2.87
3.71 ± 2.80
N.S.
Other animal products
2.45 ± 1.82
2.94 ± 2.73
0.010
Dairy products
28.42 ± 16.10
35.14 ± 20.02
0.040
Alcohol
4.90 ± 4.27
5.04 ± 4.83
N.S.
Coffee and tea
27.79 ± 11.62
27.23 ± 12.88
N.S.
High sugary products
28.00 ± 24.78
24.57 ± 19.11
N.S.
Nuts, salty snacks/foods
1.26 ± 0.91
1.33 ± 1.47
N.S.
Sauce
2.31 ± 2.10
2.24 ± 2.24
N.S.
2009
Fruits
13.86 ± 8.47
14.98 ± 9.73
N.S.
Vegetables
26.60 ± 12.60
27.51 ± 13.30
N.S.
Cereals and grains
28.00 ± 14.98
31.01 ± 15.54
0.009
White meat
0.98 ± 0.77
1.05 ± 0.84
N.S.
Red meat
6.86 ± 4.34
7.56 ± 4.97
N.S.
Fish and seafood
4.20 ± 2.59
4.48 ± 2.87
N.S.
Other animal products
5.18 ± 6.65
5.53 ± 6.72
N.S.
Dairy products
37.52 ± 23.59
35.77 ± 21.56
N.S.
Alcohol
2.03 ± 2.03
2.45 ± 2.52
N.S.
Coffee and tea
25.06 ± 14.70
25.06 ± 14.00
N.S.
High sugary products
18.27 ± 15.26
16.73 ± 15.19
N.S.
Nuts, salty snacks/foods
1.33 ± 1.47
1.75 ± 2.45
N.S.
Sauce
1.75 ±1.68
1.89 ± 2.24
N.S.
N.S.: not significant; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; SD: standard deviation. 1Food categorization is presented in the appendix. 2p value from Mann–Whitney U test; the significance level is 0.05.
