Table 6.
Comparison of dietary intakes between communities a.
| Food group or nutrient | Community | n | Mean ± SD | p-value | Power | Magnitude of difference (# of SDs) | Minimum detectable effect size (# of SDs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn 2004 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Christian Island | 40 | 5.1 ± 3.2 | 0.039 | 0.542 | −0.467 | - |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 4.7 ± 3.5 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Christian Island | 40 | 4.4 ± 3.4 | 0.697 | 0.067 | - | −12.393 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 5.0 ± 3.9 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Christian Island | 40 | 12.1 ± 8.5 | 0.009 | 0.745 | −0.553 | - |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 11.2 ± 9.4 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Christian Island | 40 | 266.7 ± 167.8 | 0.081 | 0.397 | - | −206.359 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 262.8 ± 151.4 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Christian Island | 40 | 434.8 ± 298.6 | 0.389 | 0.144 | - | 608.543 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 595.2 ± 437.4 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Christian Island | 40 | 134.9 ± 112.9 | 0.117 | 0.344 | - | −146.197 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 121.0 ± 102.9 | |||||
| Winter 2005/2006 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 3.4 ± 3.3 | 0.834 | 0.056 | - | 10.486 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 2.7 ± 2.2 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 5.7 ± 4.6 | 0.086 | 0.309 | - | −2.303 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 3.3 ± 2.0 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 8.1 ± 7.0 | 0.005 | 0.985 | −1.528 | - |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 10.3 ± 3.9 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 278.3 ± 228.6 | 0.029 | 0.631 | 0.798 | - |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 300.0 ± 100.2 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 737.9 ± 949.2 | 0.086 | 0.156 | - | −689.895 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 386.6 ± 215.7 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 151.9 ± 196.4 | 0.964 | 0.050 | - | −2,314.693 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 104.9 ± 84.3 | |||||
| Winter 2007 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Moose Factory | 24 | 2.5 ± 2.3 | 0.613 | 0.079 | - | −6.957 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 2.3 ± 1.9 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Moose Factory | 24 | 7.7 ± 7.7 | 0.487 | 0.092 | - | −30.132 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 4.8 ± 2.9 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Moose Factory | 24 | 8.3 ± 6.1 | 0.836 | 0.055 | - | −40.195 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 7.3 ± 5.8 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Moose Factory | 24 | 208.2 ± 142.9 | 0.795 | 0.058 | - | −607.874 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 210.3 ± 136.3 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Moose Factory | 24 | 509.8 ± 572.4 | 0.087 | 0.382 | - | −430.657 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 584.1 ± 472.4 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Moose Factory | 24 | 101.4 ± 103.1 | 0.160 | 0.310 | - | 84.670 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 57.6 ± 72.2 | |||||
| Spring 2009 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Kashechewan | 33 | 2.5 ± 2.1 | 0.082 | 0.472 | - | 1.937 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 3.7 ± 3.7 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Kashechewan | 33 | 5.8 ± 3.2 | 0.258 | 0.222 | - | −2.807 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 3.4 ± 2.8 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Kashechewan | 33 | 10.8 ± 5.9 | 0.146 | 0.290 | - | 6.724 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 9.9 ± 6.6 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Kashechewan | 33 | 286.8 ± 187.0 | 0.321 | 0.240 | - | 260.544 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 241.5 ± 201.8 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Kashechewan | 33 | 323.3 ± 298.4 | 0.226 | 0.224 | - | 296.278 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 269.3 ± 184.4 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Kashechewan | 33 | 80.4 ± 85.0 | 0.011 | 0.853 | −0.378 | 44.412 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 153.5 ± 120.1 | |||||
| Autumn 2004 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Christian Island | 40 | 5.1 ± 3.2 | 0.039 | 0.542 | −0.467 | - |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 4.7 ± 3.5 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Christian Island | 40 | 4.4 ± 3.4 | 0.697 | 0.067 | - | −12.393 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 5.0 ± 3.9 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Christian Island | 40 | 12.1 ± 8.5 | 0.009 | 0.745 | −0.553 | - |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 11.2 ± 9.4 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Christian Island | 40 | 266.7 ± 167.8 | 0.081 | 0.397 | - | −206.359 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 262.8 ± 151.4 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Christian Island | 40 | 434.8 ± 298.6 | 0.389 | 0.144 | - | 608.543 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 595.2 ± 437.4 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Christian Island | 40 | 134.9 ± 112.9 | 0.117 | 0.344 | - | −146.197 |
| Fort Albany | 36 | 121.0 ± 102.9 | |||||
| Winter 2005/2006 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 3.4 ± 3.3 | 0.834 | 0.056 | - | 10.486 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 2.7 ± 2.2 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 5.7 ± 4.6 | 0.086 | 0.309 | - | −2.303 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 3.3 ± 2.0 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 8.1 ± 7.0 | 0.005 | 0.985 | −1.528 | - |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 10.3 ± 3.9 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 278.3 ± 228.6 | 0.029 | 0.631 | 0.798 | - |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 300.0 ± 100.2 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 737.9 ± 949.2 | 0.086 | 0.156 | - | −689.895 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 386.6 ± 215.7 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Attawapiskat | 52 | 151.9 ± 196.4 | 0.964 | 0.050 | - | −2,314.693 |
| Peawanuck | 10 | 104.9 ± 84.3 | |||||
| Winter 2007 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Moose Factory | 24 | 2.5 ± 2.3 | 0.613 | 0.079 | - | −6.957 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 2.3 ± 1.9 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Moose Factory | 24 | 7.7 ± 7.7 | 0.487 | 0.092 | - | −30.132 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 4.8 ± 2.9 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Moose Factory | 24 | 8.3 ± 6.1 | 0.836 | 0.055 | - | −40.195 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 7.3 ± 5.8 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Moose Factory | 24 | 208.2 ± 142.9 | 0.795 | 0.058 | - | −607.874 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 210.3 ± 136.3 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Moose Factory | 24 | 509.8 ± 572.4 | 0.087 | 0.382 | - | −430.657 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 584.1 ± 472.4 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Moose Factory | 24 | 101.4 ± 103.1 | 0.160 | 0.310 | - | 84.670 |
| Fort Albany | 33 | 57.6 ± 72.2 | |||||
| Spring 2009 | |||||||
| Vegetables and fruit (servings) | Kashechewan | 33 | 2.5 ± 2.1 | 0.082 | 0.472 | - | 1.937 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 3.7 ± 3.7 | |||||
| “Other” foods (servings) | Kashechewan | 33 | 5.8 ± 3.2 | 0.258 | 0.222 | - | −2.807 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 3.4 ± 2.8 | |||||
| Fibre (g) | Kashechewan | 33 | 10.8 ± 5.9 | 0.146 | 0.290 | - | 6.724 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 9.9 ± 6.6 | |||||
| Folate (μg) | Kashechewan | 33 | 286.8 ± 187.0 | 0.321 | 0.240 | - | 260.544 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 241.5 ± 201.8 | |||||
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Kashechewan | 33 | 323.3 ± 298.4 | 0.226 | 0.224 | - | 296.278 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 269.3 ± 184.4 | |||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | Kashechewan | 33 | 80.4 ± 85.0 | 0.011 | 0.853 | −0.378 | 44.412 |
| Fort Albany | 20 | 153.5 ± 120.1 | |||||
aTable shows unadjusted intakes. Statistically significant p-values are shown in bold.