Food items | Frequency | Males | Females | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NÂ =Â 434 | NÂ =Â 472 | |||||
n | % | n | % | |||
Rice | Less than once a week | 50 | 11.5 | 94 | 19.9 | ≤ 0.001 |
2 to 4 times a week | 251 | 57.8 | 265 | 56.1 | ||
5 or more times a week | 133 | 30.6 | 113 | 23.9 | ||
Bread | Less than once a week | 68 | 15.7 | 100 | 21.2 | ≤ 0.001 |
2 to 4 times a week | 217 | 50.0 | 259 | 54.9 | ||
5 or more times a week | 149 | 34.3 | 113 | 23.9 | ||
Spaghetti | Less than once a week | 381 | 87.8 | 431 | 91.3 | 0.10 |
2 to 4 times a week | 32 | 7.4 | 30 | 6.4 | ||
5 or more times a week | 21 | 4.8 | 11 | 2.3 | ||
Beans | Less than once a week | 332 | 76.7 | 389 | 82.4 | 0.05 |
2 to 4 times a week | 85 | 19.6 | 75 | 15.9 | ||
5 or more times a week | 17 | 3.9 | 8 | 1.7 | ||
Fried Irish potatoes | Less than once a week | 287 | 66.1 | 267 | 56.6 | 0.01 |
2 to 4 times a week | 128 | 29.5 | 176 | 37.3 | ||
5 or more times a week | 19 | 4.4 | 29 | 6.1 | ||
Fried plantain | Less than once a week | 376 | 86.8 | 399 | 84.5 | 0.28 |
2 to 4 times a week | 50 | 11.5 | 58 | 12.3 | ||
5 or more times a week | 8 | 1.8 | 15 | 3.2 | ||
Sugar sweetened beverages | Less than once a week | 279 | 64.3 | 271 | 57.3 | 0.11 |
2 to 4 times a week | 125 | 28.8 | 161 | 34.2 | ||
5 or more times a week | 30 | 6.9 | 40 | 8.5 | ||
Margarine | Less than once a week | 354 | 81.5 | 408 | 86.4 | ≤ 0.001 |
2 to 4 times a week | 52 | 12.0 | 60 | 12.7 | ||
5 or more times a week | 28 | 6.5 | 4 | 0.8 | ||
Sweets/ chocolate | Less than once a week | 269 | 61.9 | 221 | 46.7 | ≤ 0.001 |
2 to 4 times a week | 124 | 28.6 | 190 | 40.3 | ||
5 or more times a week | 41 | 9.4 | 61 | 13.0 | ||
Cakes | Less than once a week | 279 | 68.6 | 372 | 78.8 | ≤ 0.001 |
2 to 4 times a week | 109 | 25.2 | 91 | 19.3 | ||
5 or more times a week | 27 | 6.2 | 9 | 1.9 | ||
Meat/ fish | Less than once a week | 143 | 32.9 | 145 | 30.7 | 0.08 |
2 to 4 times a week | 170 | 39.2 | 218 | 46.2 | ||
5 or more times a week | 121 | 27.9 | 109 | 23.1 | ||
Eggs | Less than once a week | 148 | 34.1 | 178 | 37.7 | 0.33 |
2 to 4 times a week | 214 | 49.3 | 230 | 48.7 | ||
5 or more times a week | 72 | 16.6 | 64 | 13.6 |