Table 1.
Regular fruit and vegetable (FV) and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption by characteristics of the study population, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011
| No. of | FV consumption (≥5 d/week) | SSB consumption (≥5 d/week) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| participants | % | 95 % CI | % | 95 % CI | |
| Overall | 1842 | 38·3 | 36·1, 40·6 | 40·0 | 37·7, 42·2 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 972 | 44·3 | 41·1, 47·4 | 37·0 | 34·0, 40·1 |
| Male | 870 | 31·7 | 28·6, 34·8 | 43·2 | 39·9, 46·5 |
| Age group | |||||
| 20–29 years | 610 | 29·3 | 25·7, 32·9 | 50·0 | 46·0, 54·0 |
| 30–39 years | 511 | 37·6 | 33·4, 41·8 | 40·3 | 36·0, 44·6 |
| 40–59 years | 721 | 46·4 | 42·8, 50·1 | 31·2 | 27·8, 34·6 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 651 | 34·6 | 30·9, 38·2 | 37·9 | 34·2, 41·7 |
| High school graduate | 781 | 38·5 | 35·1, 41·9 | 44·7 | 41·2, 48·2 |
| Some college | 409 | 44·0 | 39·2, 48·8 | 34·2 | 29·6, 38·8 |
| Monthly household income* | |||||
| ≤5 MW | 1228 | 35·3 | 32·7, 38·0 | 41·7 | 38·9, 44·4 |
| >5 MW | 614 | 44·4 | 40·4, 48·3 | 36·5 | 32·7, 40·3 |
| Location where FV are usually bought† | |||||
| Fresh produce markets | 360 | 41·9 | 37·6, 46·1 | – | |
| Supermarkets | 176 | 40·3 | 35·2, 45·4 | – | |
| Small grocery store | 529 | 42·6 | 35·3, 50·0 | – | |
MW, minimum wage.
*
As of March 2011, Brazilian national monthly minimum wage=R$ 545 ($US 328).
†
Only participants who reported buying FV in their neighbourhood were asked where they primarily bought FV.