Table 3 Respondents’ food consumption frequency during the 7 days preceding completion of the questionnaire by gender
Dietary intake during the past 7 days | Male (n = 91) | Female (n = 97) | Total (n = 188) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
How many times did you eat fresh fruit? | |||||||
  Never | 8 | 8.8 | 6 | 6.2 | 14 | 7.4 | 0.799 |
  1–6 times per week | 47 | 51.6 | 45 | 46.4 | 92 | 48.9 | |
  At least 1 time per day | 36 | 39.6 | 46 | 47.2 | 82 | 43.6 | |
How many times did you eat vegetables? | |||||||
  Never | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.601 |
  1 time per week | 28 | 30.8 | 23 | 23.7 | 51 | 27.1 | |
  At least 1 time per day | 61 | 67.0 | 73 | 75.3 | 134 | 71.3 | |
How many days did you consume at least one glass of milk (or soy milk or yogurt)? | |||||||
  Never | 18 | 19.8 | 22 | 22.7 | 40 | 21.3 | 0.535 |
  1–6 | 50 | 54.9 | 56 | 57.7 | 106 | 53.2 | |
  7 | 23 | 25.3 | 19 | 19.6 | 42 | 22.3 | |
How many days did you eat breakfast? | |||||||
  Never | 3 | 3.3 | 5 | 5.1 | 8 | 4.3 | 0.775 |
  1–6 | 22 | 24.2 | 23 | 23.7 | 45 | 23.9 | |
  7 | 60 | 65.9 | 69 | 71.1 | 129 | 68.6 | |
What kinds of food are normally included in your breakfast? | |||||||
  Milk or yogurt | 23 | 25.3 | 24 | 24.7 | 47 | 25.0 | 0.933 |
  Eggs | 26 | 28.6 | 25 | 25.8 | 51 | 27.1 | 0.666 |
  Soy milk or bean curd jelly | 40 | 44.0 | 37 | 38.1 | 77 | 41.0 | 0.418 |
  Fruits | 6 | 6.6 | 7 | 7.2 | 13 | 6.9 | 0.866 |
  Meat | 27 | 29.7 | 9 | 9.3 | 36 | 19.1 | 0.000*** |
  Grain or cereal | 57 | 62.6 | 78 | 80.4 | 135 | 71.8 | 0.011* |
  Vegetables | 11 | 12.1 | 15 | 15.5 | 26 | 13.8 | 0.488 |