Table 3.

Percentages of individuals (n (%)) in lower and higher stress groups who reported intake from food groups in 2011

Group code	Food groups	Higher stress (n = 3230)	Lower stress (n = 4204)	χ2	P
1	Staple foods made from grain	3213(99.5)	4188(99.6)	0.878	0.349
2	Whole grains	695(21.5)	916(21.8)	0.080	0.778
3	White roots/tubers	1033(32.0)	1357(32.3)	0.074	0.786
4	Legumes	1318(40.8)	1836(43.7)	6.150	0.013
5	Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables	443(13.7)	506(12.0)	4.624	0.032
6	Dark green leafy vegetables	1875(58.1)	2429(57.8)	0.055	0.814
7	Other vegetables	2692(83.3)	3592(85.4)	6.153	0.013
8	Vitamin A-rich fruits	73(2.3)	81(1.9)	1.000	0.317
9	Citrus	200(6.2)	294(7.0)	1.891	0.169
10	Other fruits	981(30.4)	1454(34.6)	14.73	< 0.001
11	Baked sweets	316(9.8)	496(11.8)	7.623	0.006
12	Other sweets	28(0.9)	56(1.3)	3.538	0.060
13	Eggs	1238(38.3)	1735(41.3)	6.588	0.010
14	Cheese	0(0.0)	6(0.1)	-	0.856
15	Yogurt	68(2.1)	149(3.5)	13.35	< 0.001
16	Processed meat	106(3.3)	166(4.0)	2.305	0.129
17	Unprocessed red meat (ruminant)	241(7.5)	350(8.3)	1.864	0.172
18	Unprocessed red meat (nonruminant)	1919(59.4)	2607(62.0)	5.187	0.023
19	Poultry	426(13.2)	650(15.5)	7.621	0.006
20	Fish & seafood	700(21.7)	1032(24.6)	8.456	0.004
21	Nuts & seeds	268(8.3)	428(10.2)	7.637	0.006
22	Ultra-processed packaged salty snacks	10(0.3)	7(0.2)	1.639	0.200
23	Instant noodles	40(1.2)	53(1.3)	0.007	0.932
24	Deep fried foods	231(7.2)	338(8.0)	2.039	0.153
25	Fluid milk	251(7.8)	460(10.9)	21.24	< 0.001
26	Sweetened tea/coffee/milk drinks	32(1.0)	42(1.0)	0.001	0.971
27	Fruit juice	15(0.5)	40(1.0)	5.901	0.015
28	Sodas/sugar-sweetened beverages SSBs (sodas)	14(0.4)	29(0.7)	2.088	0.149
29	Fast food	12(0.4)	20(0.5)	0.463	0.496