Table 2.

Median values of Logan Samoans’ dietary behaviours (no. of servings or occasions/d or week), overall and comparison by sex and age; Queensland, Australia, December 2012–March 2013

Dietary factor	Overall median	90 % CI	Males	Females	P value (Mann–Whitney test)	Age 16–29 years	Age 30–49 years	Age ≥50 years	P value (Kruskal–Wallis test)
Fruit	1/d	<1/d, 3/d	1/d	1/d	0·399	2/d	1/d	1/d	0·195
Vegetables	1/d	<1/d, 2/d	1/d	1/d	0·985	1/d	1/d	1/d	0·109
Hot chips/fries	<1/week	Never, 1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·674	1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·001†
Hamburgers	<1/week	Never, 1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·840	<1/week	<1/week	<1/week	<0·001†
Asian takeaway	<1/week	Never, 1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·43	<1/week	<1/week	Never/rarely	0·173
Pizza	Never	Never, <1/week	Never/rarely	<1/week	0·86	<1/week	<1/week	Never/rarely	0·009†
Cakes	<1/week	Never, 1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·508	<1/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·015†
Savoury pastries	<1/week	Never, 1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·036*	1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·001†
Fried fish	<1/week	Never, ≥3/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·202	1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·144
Fried chicken	<1/week	Never, ≥3/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·081	1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·052
Fast food	2–3/week	None, 4–5/week	2–3/week	2–3/week	0·105	2–3/week	2–3/week	1/week	<0·001†
Potato crisps	<1/week	Never, 4–6/week	<1/week	<1/week	0·197	1–2/week	<1/week	<1/week	<0·001†
Sweets	1–3/week	Never, 4–6/week	1–3/week	1–3/week	0·793	1–2/week	1–2/week	<1/week	<0·001†
Soft drinks	1–3/week	Never, 1/d	1–3/week	1–3/week	0·023†	1–2/week	1–2/week	<1/week	<0·001†
Fatty meats	<1/week	Never, 4–6/week	1–3/week	<1/week	0·002†	<1/week	1–3/week	<1/week	0·815

^*Males consume a significantly greater amount than females.

^†Consumption decreases significantly as age increases.