Table 3 Number of “yes“ answers [n (%)] for the brought food items (“If you bring food with you, which food items do you bring?”) separated by food storage and preparation equipment
From: Food choice patterns of long-haul truck drivers driving through Germany, a cross sectional study
Do you have the following appliances in your truck? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gas cooker or microwave | cooler box or fridge | |||||
Food items brought on the trip | available (n = 265) | not available (n = 127) | p | available (n = 367) | not available (n = 25) | p |
soft drinks, energy drinks | 60 (23) | 23 (18) | 0.30 | 79 (22) | 4 (16) | 0.51 |
juices, spritzers | 89 (34) | 45 (35) | 0.72 | 127 (35) | 7 (28) | 0.50 |
water | 209 (79) | 105 (83) | 0.38 | 297 (81) | 17 (68) | 0.12f |
personally prepared warm meal beforehand (e.g. soups, stew, pasta) | 122 (46) | 23 (18) | < 0.01 | 140 (38) | 5 (20) | 0.07 |
warm ready-made meal (e.g. soups, stew, pasta) | 93 (35) | 23 (18) | < 0.01 | 112 (31) | 4 (16) | 0.12 |
sandwiches | 87 (33) | 65 (52) | < 0.01 | 144 (39) | 8 (32) | 0.47 |
sausages (e.g. smoked, Wiener) | 146 (55) | 52 (41) | < 0.01 | 193 (53) | 5 (20) | < 0.01 |
pasta, potato, meat salads | 62 (23) | 24 (19) | 0.31 | 81 (22) | 5 (20) | 0.81 |
green salads | 64 (24) | 15 (12) | < 0.01 | 78 (21) | 1 (4) | 0.04 |
fruit | 168 (63) | 75 (59) | 0.41 | 236 (64) | 7 (28) | < 0.01 |
raw vegetables | 91 (34) | 31 (24) | < 0.05 | 117 (32) | 5 (20) | 0.21 |
salty snacks (e.g. chips, crackers, pretzels) | 40 (15) | 13 (10) | 0.19 | 51 (14) | 2 (8) | 0.55f |
nuts | 38 (14) | 13 (10) | 0.26 | 49 (13) | 2 (8) | 0.76f |
sweets | 95 (36) | 44 (35) | 0.82 | 134 (37) | 5 (20) | 0.09 |