Table 1.
Trends in dietary intake between 1989 and 2011 in the Seychelles population aged 25–45 years, overall and by gender
| 1989 n = 493 |
2004 n = 599 |
2011 n = 471 |
Test value and significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All subjects | ||||
| Fish, 5 +/week | 92.9 | 87.3 | 73.7 | 56.6*** |
| Meat, 5 +/week | 25.2 | 35.9 | 50.9 | 60.6*** |
| Fruit, 1 +/week | 48.1 | 91.2 | 94.0 | 360.9*** |
| Salty snacks, 1 +/week | 22.1 | 46.4 | 64.2 | 169.3*** |
| Sweet snacks, 1 +/week | 38.3 | 42.6 | 67.4 | 59.9*** |
| Home brews, 1 +/week | 15.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 94.7*** |
| Beer, 1 +/week | 37.7 | 35.4 | 48.6 | 6.7** |
| Spirit, 1 +/week | 17.0 | 7.7 | 22.3 | 0.4NS |
| Wine, 1 +/week | 4.7 | 5.8 | 32.9 | 113.3*** |
| Men | ||||
| Fish, 5 +/week | 94.7 | 89.6 | 76.4 | 27.0*** |
| Meat, 5 +/week | 23.2 | 34.4 | 52.7 | 35.6*** |
| Fruit, 1 +/week | 41.7 | 88.1 | 93.1 | 182.0*** |
| Salty snacks, 1 +/week | 17.5 | 58.9 | 71.8 | 141.6*** |
| Sweet snacks, 1 +/week | 33.8 | 44.4 | 67.3 | 40.8*** |
| Home-brews, 1 +/week | 29.7 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 83.8*** |
| Beer, 1 +/week | 66.1 | 59.6 | 62.6 | 1.1NS |
| Spirit, 1 +/week | 27.6 | 13.0 | 34.0 | 0.02NS |
| Wine, 1 +/week | 5.3 | 6.3 | 27.6 | 34.9*** |
| Women | ||||
| Fish, 5 +/week | 91.3 | 85.4 | 71.6 | 29.8*** |
| Meat, 5 +/week | 26.8 | 37.1 | 49.4 | 25.9*** |
| Fruit, 1 +/week | 53.6 | 93.6 | 94.8 | 179.7*** |
| Salty snacks, 1 +/week | 26.0 | 36.2 | 58.0 | 46.7*** |
| Sweet snacks, 1 +/week | 33.8 | 44.4 | 67.3 | 21.5*** |
| Home brews, 1 +/week | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14.0*** |
| Beer, 1 +/week | 13.3 | 15.5 | 37.2 | 32.2*** |
| Spirit, 1 +/week | 7.9 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 1.3NS |
| Wine, 1 +/week | 4.2 | 5.5 | 37.2 | 79.9*** |
Abbeviation: NS, not significant.
Results are expressed as percentage of subjects consuming the indicated food item/alcoholic beverage, expressed as days per week.
Statistical analysis by Cochran–Armitage chi-square for trend **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.