Table 6a.

Comparison of food group intakes between Group 1 (cases) and Group 2 (exposed controls): males 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*	66	512	238	60	564	238	>0·05
Pulses and legumes†	36	24	31	21	33	24	>0·05
Roots and tubers‡	63	118	103	59	157	129	<0·01
Green leafy vegetables§	31	100	109	27	90	160	>0·05
Other vegetables∥	66	129	93	60	134	111	<0·05
Total animal protein¶	49	60	71	49	100	120	<0·05
Only fish	43	23	37	30	34	109	0·05
Only milk	8	100	200	9	125	109	>0·05
Fruits**	3	75	142	2	281	–	>0·05
Others††	66	20	26	56	20	11	>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.