Research Article
Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) Consumption and Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Is There an Association? A Preliminary Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of women residing in the Maracanã neighborhood, São Luís, MA.
| | Variables | Açaí consumption | | | No f (%) | Yes f (%) |
| | Years of schooling | | | 0.39 | | Illiterate | 2 (22.22) | 8 (5.67) | | 1–3 | 0 (0.00) | 13 (9.22) | | 4–7 | 3 (33.33) | 39 (27.66) | | 8–11 | 2 (22.22) | 63 (44.68) | | More than 11 | 2 (22.22) | 17 (12.06) | | Not informed | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.71) |
| | Occupation | | | 0.17 | | Housewife | 5 (55.56) | 65 (46.10) | | Farmer | 1 (11.11) | 47 (33.33) | | Merchant | 1 (11.11) | 21 (14.89) | | Retired | 1 (11.11) | 6 (4.26) | | Student | 1 (11.11) | 2 (1.42) |
| | Marital status | | | 0.27 | | Single | 4 (44.44) | 51 (36.67) | | Married | 2 (22.22) | 47 (33.33) | | Stable union | 2 (22.22) | 31 (21.99) | | Widow | 0 (0.00) | 10 (7.09) | | Separated | 1 (11.11) | 2 (1.42) |
| | Ethnicity | | | 0.99 | | Asian race | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.71) | | Caucasian | 1 (11.11) | 19 (13.48) | | Black | 2 (22.22) | 29 (20.57) | | Pardo | 6 (66.67) | 91 (64.54) | | Indigenous | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.71) |
| | Income | | | 0.60 | | 1/2 salary | 3 (33.33) | 20 (14.18) | | 1 salary | 4 (4.44) | 68 (48.23) | | 2 salaries | 1 (11.11) | 31 (21.99) | | 3 salaries | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.71) | | More than 3 salaries | 0 (0.00) | 17 (12.06) | | Not stated | 1 (11.11) | 4 (2.84) |
| | Smoking | | | 0.72 | | Yes | 1 (11.11) | 25 (17.73) | | No | 7 (77.78) | 108 (76.60) | | Former smoker | 1 (11.11) | 8 (5.67) |
| | Alcoholism | | | 0.38 | | Yes | 4 (44.44) | 59 (41.84) | | No | 4 (44.44) | 78 (55.32) | | Former alcoholic | 1 (11.11) | 4 (2.84) |
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