Table 6b.

Comparison of food group intakes between Group 1 (cases) and Group 2 (exposed controls): females from an arsenic-endemic area of West Bengal, India

	Group 1			Group 2
Daily food group intake (g/ml)	n	Median	IQR	n	Median	IQR	P value
Cereals*	42	412	142	40	470	234	<0·05
Pulses and legumes†	17	23	33	19	28	20	>0·05
Roots and tubers‡	39	131	116	39	152	123	>0·05
Green leafy vegetables§	18	80	110	16	57	47	>0·05
Other vegetables∥	42	81	86	40	101·5	87	>0·05
Total animal protein¶	27	60	56	24	87·5	121	>0·05
Only fish	30	24	39	34	32	66	>0·05
Only milk	5	100	62	5	250	77	<0·05
Fruits**	2	55	–	3	323	248	>0·05
Others††	37	18	17	36	17	16	>0·05

IQR, interquartile range.

*Cereals: rice, wheat flour, puffed rice, flaked rice, semai, etc.

†Pulses and legumes: lentils, mung beans, green peas, Bengal gram, dhal, etc.

‡Roots and tubers: potato, carrot, onion, colocasia, radish, etc.

§Green leafy vegetables: amaranth, spinach, drumstick leaves, colocasia leaves, cabbage, cauliflower, etc.

∥Other vegetables: pumpkin, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, brinjal, papaya, tomato, beans, ladies finger, etc.

¶Animal protein: fish, egg, meat, chicken, milk and milk products.

**Fruits: banana, mango, palmyrah, etc.

††Other: mustard oil, sugar, etc.