Table 1b.

Mean weekly frequency (95% confidence interval) of six meal types for five meal pattern groups in women (n=1,654)

	Cereal pattern		Cake pattern		Fruit pattern		Coffee pattern		Snack pattern
Meal type	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	P-value
Cooked or lightly cooked	7.6	7.3–7.9	7.8	7.7–8.0	8.6	8.3–8.9	9.5	9.1–9.9	8.4	8.1–8.7	<0.0001
Cereal	19.5	18.9–20.1	15.4	15.2–15.7	13.4	13.0–13.9	10.7	10.3–11.2	11.7	11.3–12.2	<0.0001
Cakes or biscuits	1.7	1.4–1.9	9.3	9.0–9.6	4.0	3.6–4.5	2.5	2.2–2.9	3.9	3.5–4.3	<0.0001
Fruits or vegetables	2.9	2.5–3.3	4.2	3.9–4.5	14.0	13.5–14.4	3.9	3.5–4.3	5.6	5.3–5.9	<0.0001
Coffee or tea	1.8	1.5–2.2	1.0	0.8–1.1	1.4	1.0–1.7	9.6	8.9–10.2	0.8	0.5–1.0	<0.0001
Miscellaneous snacks	0.5	0.3–0.6	0.5	0.4–0.6	0.9	0.7–1.1	0.8	0.5–1.0	3.3	2.7–3.8	<0.0001