Table 2.
Comparison of home food availability of White British and Pakistani mothers in a sample of families with infants approximately 18 months old from the Born in Bradford birth cohort, UK
| White British (n 46) | Pakistani (n 41) | White British (n 46) | Pakistani (n 41) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | |||||||
| Estimate | 95 % CI | Estimate | 95 % CI | Estimate | 95 % CI | Estimate | 95 % CI | |
| Fresh fruit (servings) | 15·42† | 10·79, 20·04 | 29·20 | 24·30, 34·09 | 16·04† | 10·98, 21·09 | 28·44 | 23·95, 33·94 |
| Fresh vegetables (servings) | 40·39 | 32·17, 48·61 | 36·73 | 28·03, 45·44 | 40·47 | 31·47, 49·47 | 36·63 | 26·86, 46·41 |
| Tinned fruit | 1·59 | 0·08, 3·10 | 3·49 | 1·89, 5·09 | 1·64 | −0·01, 3·30 | 3·42 | 1·62, 5·21 |
| Tinned vegetables | 9·56 | 6·25, 12·89 | 10·93 | 7·42, 14·43 | 10·07 | 6·45, 13·68 | 10·32 | 6·39, 14·25 |
| Frozen fruit | 0·22 | −0·07, 0·50 | 0·00 | −0·30, 0·30 | 0·21 | −0·10, 0·52 | 0·01 | −0·32, 0·35 |
| Frozen vegetables | 6·72 | 4·72, 8·71 | 7·34 | 5·23, 9·45 | 7·02 | 4·84, 9·20 | 6·98 | 4·61, 9·34 |
| Cakes | 4·46 | 1·90, 7·02 | 4·56 | 1·85, 7·27 | 4·99 | 2·20, 7·78 | 3·91 | 0·88, 6·94 |
| Chocolate | 7·33 | 4·59, 10·06 | 3·17 | 0·28, 6·07 | 6·90 | 3·91, 9·88 | 3·69 | 0·45, 6·93 |
| Biscuits | 13·57 | 8·70, 18·43 | 15·08 | 9·90, 20·20 | 14·95 | 9·67, 20·23 | 13·36 | 7·63, 19·10 |
| Ice cream | 3·50 | 1·32, 5·68 | 4·90 | 2·59, 7·21 | 4·41 | 2·07, 6·75 | 3·80 | 1·26, 6·34 |
| Sweetened drinks | 5·63† | 1·57, 9·67 | 16·73 | 12·42, 21·04 | 6·89† | 2·48, 11·29 | 15·20 | 10·42, 19·98 |
| Diet drinks | 2·35 | 0·74, 4·00 | 2·41 | 0·71, 4·12 | 2·64 | 0·88, 4·40 | 2·06 | 0·15, 3·97 |
*Adjusted for total number of members in the household.
†P < 0·001 comparing the availability between White British and Pakistani homes.