Table 3.
Comparison of cake and sweets, soft drinks, fast food, dairy and oil types consumed between cases and control groups
| Index | Total n = 336 Number (%) |
(Controls) n = 168 Number (%) |
(Cases) n = 168 Number (%) |
P-value # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unprocessed and without preservatives | 133 (39.40) | 75 (44.68) | 58 (34.61) | ||
| Dairy type |
Processed low fat |
47(14.14) | 25 (14.89) | 22 (13.46) | 0.038* |
|
Processed medium fat |
85(25.25) | 43 (25.53) | 42(25) | ||
|
Processed high fat |
71(21.21) | 25 (14.90) | 46 (26.93) | ||
| Cakes and sweets intake | High | 150 (46) | 64 (38.29) | 86 (51.40) | 0.033* |
| Medium | 80 (23.73) | 36 (21.27) | 44 (25.96) | ||
| Low | 106(30.27) | 68 (40.44) | 38 (22.64) | ||
| Soft drink | High | 57 (17.17) | 25(14.89) | 32 (19.23) | 0.27 |
| Medium | 77 (23.23) | 30 (18.08) | 47 (27.88) | ||
| Low | 202 (59.60) | 113 (67.03) | 89 (52.88) | ||
| Fast food | High | 28 (8.58) | 5 (3.19) | 23 (13.46) | 0.005** |
| Medium | 65 (19.62) | 25(14.89) | 40 (24.03) | ||
| Low | 243 (71.8) | 138 (81.92) | 105(62.51) | ||
| The usual types of used oils | Butter, margarine | 129 (38.4) | 64 (38.30) | 65 (38.46) | 0.10 |
| Olive, canola, soy, and sunflower | 207 (61.6) | 104 (61.70) | 103 (61.54) |
#Data are expressed as n (%), and analyzed by chi-squared test
P-value < 0.05 was considered significant. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001