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. 2015 Apr 10;18(18):3249–3259. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015000890

Table 3.

Percentage of males reporting each food group in the 2008/09 NZANS and difference from the NNS97 by age group

All 19–30 years 31–50 years 51–70 years ≥71 years
Food group 2008/09 NZANS (%) Diff. P § 2008/09 NZANS (%) Diff. P 2008/09 NZANS (%) Diff. P 2008/09 NZANS (%) Diff. P 2008/09 NZANS (%) Diff. P P ||
Bread 73·9 −11·9 <0·001 67·0 −12·8 0·016 75·4 −11·2 <0·001 73·8 −13·2 0·002 82·5 −13·2 0·004 *
Bread-based dishes 24·6*** 3·9 0·189 33·3** 7·1 0·187 25·4* 3·7 0·234 22·2** 6·3 0·082 10·3 −2·5 0·513 ***
Pasta & pasta dishes 18·5 2·4 0·227 25·3 3·3 0·497 19·6 3·2 0·256 15·1 3·1 0·324 9·4 0·1 0·980 ***
Rice & rice dishes 20·7 8·7 <0·001 25·2 9·3 0·090 23·7 9·5 0·001 18·1 11·6 0·009 9·2 5·4 0·130 ***
Potatoes 48·9 −15·1 <0·001 41·9 −13·3 0·026 44·3 −18·0 <0·001 54·0** −16·9 <0·001 67·6 −10·0 0·037 ***
Breakfast cereals 35·9 −9·1 <0·001 29·3 −6·3 0·248 29·1 −12·2 <0·001 44·9* −7·1 0·110 50·6 −20·2 <0·001 ***
Fruit 55·8*** −1·2 0·283 47·5 2·5 0·645 52·5** −6·2 0·094 61·2** 2·2 0·625 70·0*** −7·5 0·102 ***
Vegetables 68·5 −10·3 <0·001 61·4 −5·5 0·320 66·6 −13·6 <0·001 73·3 −12·0 0·001 76·8 −9·6 0·102 **
Milk 77·7 −11·0 <0·001 68·9 −16·3 <0·001 81·9 −6·9 0·007 77·3 −13·6 <0·001 86·7** −5·7 0·106 ***
Cheese 26·7* −9·2 <0·001 27·0 −10·8 0·039 28·2 −7·8 0·032 24·3 −11·7 0·007 26·7 −3·2 0·526
Dairy products 29·5 −0·5 0·296 20·7 −3·9 0·400 29·0 −0·7 0·877 34·5 3·2 0·453 35·0 −8·3 0·132 **
Eggs 22·3 1·3 0·601 17·0 −0·6 0·881 22·7 0·3 0·925 25·8 3·8 0·304 21·1 1·1 0·778
Butter 18·0 −22·6 <0·001 12·2 −26·3 <0·001 19·6 −23·7 <0·001 17·8 −19·7 <0·001 24·3 −17·3 <0·001 *
Margarine 48·1 5·1 0·077 42·2 8·6 0·112 46·0* 5·5 0·141 49·9 −2·0 0·660 63·0 5·1 0·349 ***
Fats & oils 7·9 2·7 <0·001 14·8 11·0 <0·001 8·0 0·1 0·956 3·4** 0·6 0·688 6·2 4·5 0·009 *
Lamb 6·8 −2·6 0·056 7·4 3·1 0·186 6·8 −3·3 0·115 6·7 −4·9 0·103 6·4 −7·7 0·006
Beef 23·0 −10·6 <0·001 20·3* −9·1 0·068 24·4 −11·0 0·002 21·7 −14·2 <0·001 26·6 −3·4 0·474
Pork 23·3 −3·5 0·478 25·8* 1·4 0·775 20·3 −9·5 0·005 24·6 −0·1 0·980 25·9 1·9 0·716
Poultry 24·7 5·1 0·090 25·1 2·6 0·590 28·4 7·0 0·029 23·0 6·4 0·073 13·9 3·6 0·257 ***
Fish & seafood 17·9* −2·1 0·074 10·6 −5·2 0·119 19·3 −3·2 0·583 19·3 0·6 0·860 17·0 −5·6 0·153 *
Pies 13·5*** −10·1 <0·001 20·1** −11·6 0·024 13·2* −10·7 <0·001 11·0 −7·2 0·025 8·6 −6·2 0·047 **
Sausages 17·4* 1·5 0·623 17·2 0·9 0·811 20·0* 2·4 0·423 15·8 2·7 0·382 12·4 −2·2 0·566
Biscuits 27·8** −9·4 <0·001 16·6 −7·1 0·140 27·1* −10·9 0·002 30·9 −10·2 0·020 44·7 −15·8 0·002 ***
Cakes 24·3 −5·4 0·003 14·8 −9·6 0·043 24·9 −2·9 0·404 27·4 −7·4 0·088 32·8 −7·4 0·196 ***
Puddings 6·7 −3·9 0·003 4·0 −5·8 0·055 6·2 −2·7 0·179 6·8 −4·9 0·049 13·7** −4·1 0·325 ***
Sugar & confectionery 68·0** −15·8 <0·001 65·4 −13·9 0·011 68·6 −15·2 <0·001 66·7* −18·7 <0·001 75·1*** −17·9 <0·001
Nuts 13·1 −2·7 0·235 12·0 −6·0 0·135 16·1 −1·3 0·641 10·2 −1·7 0·528 12·7 0·8 0·815
Snacks & snack bars 17·7 3·4 0·093 20·4 −5·3 0·265 16·1 3·3 <0·001 7·7 0·6 0·181 2·4 −1·7 0·507 ***
Sauces 49·6 −14·2 <0·001 50·1 −16·0 <0·006 49·5 −14·8 <0·001 49·6 −12·6 0·007 48·4 −11·1 0·034
Soup 8·3* −4·0 0·013 10·6 −0·7 0·836 5·1** −5·3 0·005 7·2* −7·1 0·014 20·0 1·0 0·797 ***
Alcohol 36·2*** −4·8 0·166 34·8*** 2·6 0·631 34·6* −8·7 0·023 39·0** −8·0 0·076 37·5*** 0·1 0·993
Water 86·6* 6·4 <0·001 87·5 7·2 0·098 88·3 6·6 0·014 83·2 4·2 0·234 87·7 11·3 0·002
Hot beverages 84·9 −4·5 <0·001 65·2* −7·6 0·155 86·3 −6·6 0·001 93·2 −3·3 0·076 96·0 −2·4 0·052 ***
Juice 15·0 −0·9 0·720 15·8 −7·1 0·205 15·0 2·1 0·440 15·2 −2·0 0·549 12·6 1·8 0·596
Sweetened beverages 37·1** −1·3 0·479 53·3* −2·6 0·632 35·4 −2·8 0·412 26·1 −0·6 0·869 22·9* 8·7 0·046 ***

2008/09 NZANS, 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey; NNS97, 1997 National Nutrition Survey.

Significant difference compared with females in 2008/09 NZANS: *P<0·05, **P<0·01, ***P<0·001.

Difference from NNS97 as percentage points.

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P value for comparison between NNS97 and 2008/09 NZANS; significant P values indicated in bold font.

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Significant relationship between prevalence of consumption and age group for 2008/09 NZANS: *P<0·05, **P<0·01, ***P<0·001.

Potatoes: sex × survey interaction, P=0·006; breakfast cereals: sex × survey interaction, P=0·031; fats & oils: age group × survey interaction, P=0·016; snacks & snack bars: age group × survey interaction, P=0·032.