Table 3 Frequency of consumption (%) of herbal infusions/decoctions and tea in the HYDRIA survey, by age group and sex, based on the FPQ results
Frequency | Adults (18–64 years) | Elderly (65 + years) | Total (≥ 18 years) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | p-value | Men | Women | p-value | Men | Women | p-value | Men | Women | p-value | Men | Women | p-value | Men | Women | p-value | |
Herbal infusions/decoction (%) | Tea (%) | Herbal infusions/decoction (%) | Tea (%) | Herbal infusions/decoction (%) | Tea (%) | |||||||||||||
Never | 31.8 | 29.2 | 0.0009 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 0.0030 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 0.4261 | 48.5 | 48.2 | 0.9919 | 29.2 | 26.7 | 0.0093 | 42.0 | 39.3 | 0.0558 |
Low (up to three times per month) | 46.1 | 39.8 | 33.8 | 30.2 | 37.7 | 39.4 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 44.2 | 39.7 | 31.9 | 28.8 | ||||||
Moderate (one to three times per week) | 17.1 | 23.3 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 27.9 | 25.8 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 24 | 19.1 | 21 | ||||||
High (four times or more per week) | 5.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 5 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 10.9 | ||||||