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Table 4 Frequency of fish intake among CVD+ and CVD- households; comparison within and between the countries (n = 4,786)

From: Fish consumption and its motives in households with versus without self-reported medical history of CVD: A consumer survey from five European countries

 

Belgium

Denmark

The Netherlands

Poland

Spain

 

CVD+

(n = 90)

10.5%

CVD-

(n = 762)

89.5%

p

CVD+

(n = 45)

4.0%

CVD-

(n = 1065)

96.0%

p

CVD+

(n = 88)

10.9%

CVD-

(n = 721)

89.1%

p

CVD+

(n = 87)

8.6%

CVD-

(n = 928)

91.4%

p

CVD+

(n = 41)

4.1%

CVD-

(n = 959)

95.9%

p

Total fish (≥ 1/week)

67.8

50.1

.002

80.0

47.6

< .001

37.5

37.7

.967

54.0

54.8

.882

92.7

88.6

.421

Total fish (≥ 2/week)

33.3

20.7

.006

46.7

24.0

.001

26.1

16.8

.030

24.1

22.7

.766

82.9

71.1

.101

Fatty fish (≥ 1/week)

23.3

13.0

.008

42.2

32.6

.178

22.7

20.9

.699

47.1

41.9

.347

24.4

27.0

.711

  1. The numbers indicate the percentage of respondents within each CVD group who eat fish in total at least once a week; at least twice a week; and fatty fish at least once a week. Mean values of fish intake were significantly different between countries for both CVD+ and CVD- (P < 0.001).