Table 2.
Differences in the frequency of intake of staple, complementary and accessory foods (d/week) among South-Asian Surinamese men and women and Dutch men and women; HELIUS (Healthy Life in an Urban Setting) study, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, January 2011–December 2013
| South-Asian Surinamese men | Dutch men | South-Asian Surinamese women | Dutch women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| Staple foods | ||||||||
| Rice and noodles | 4·20 | 2·10 | 2·72** | 2·37 | 4·46 | 2·26 | 1·35** | 1·13 |
| Bread | 4·75 | 2·37 | 5·65** | 2·04 | 4·57 | 2·49 | 5·32** | 2·23 |
| Potatoes and pasta | 2·40 | 1·85 | 4·66** | 1·91 | 2·34 | 1·91 | 4·11** | 1·82 |
| Roti | 0·60 | 0·82 | – | 0·58 | 0·83 | – | ||
| Complementary foods | ||||||||
| Chicken | 2·65 | 1·68 | 1·23** | 1·07 | 2·50 | 1·65 | 1·17** | 1·02 |
| Red meat | 1·76 | 1·94 | 2·80** | 2·20 | 1·46 | 1·62 | 2·71** | 1·78 |
| Fish | 2·27 | 1·99 | 1·63** | 1·54 | 2·38 | 2·08 | 1·38** | 1·22 |
| Vegetables | 4·91 | 2·91 | 6·89** | 2·79 | 6·39 | 2·94 | 7·90** | 2·81 |
| Legumes | 1·04 | 1·11 | 0·70 | 0·81 | 0·96 | 1·04 | 0·73 | 0·88 |
| Eggs | 1·25 | 1·35 | 1·50 | 1·31 | 1·25 | 1·16 | 1·57 | 1·26 |
| Milk | 3·18 | 3·23 | 3·60 | 3·24 | 2·97 | 3·32 | 3·01 | 3·12 |
| Accessory foods | ||||||||
| Cookies and sweets | 3·49 | 3·87 | 5·96** | 4·67 | 3·47 | 3·78 | 7·00** | 5·03 |
| Fruits | 3·85 | 2·32 | 4·08* | 2·47 | 4·68 | 2·33 | 5·06* | 2·19 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages (fruit juices and soft drinks) | 4·22 | 3·42 | 3·91 | 3·20 | 3·12 | 3·05 | 3·14 | 2·95 |
| Traditional Hindustani sweets | 0·24 | 0·47 | 0·00 | 0·24 | 0·53 | 0·00 | ||
| Nuts | 1·07 | 1·40 | 1·20 | 1·53 | 1·19 | 1·53 | 1·33 | 1·62 |
Mean value was significantly different from that of Surinamese: *P<0·05, **P<0·01.