Table 2.
Mean food-group intake (g/day) among Tehranian women for plausible and all reporters of energy intake†,‡
| Food-group | All reporters (n=187) | p value§ | Plausible reporters (n=107) | p value§ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster 1: Mixture food (n=27) | Cluster 2: Unhealthy food (n=125) | Cluster 3: Healthy food (n=35) | Cluster 1: Healthy food (n=36) | Cluster 2: Unhealthy food (n=71) | ||||
| Grain | 13.3 (9.6-17) | 12.4 (10.3-14.4) | 22.0 (15.4-28.7) | 0.001 | 115.5 (93.6-136.6) | 90.5 (81.1-99.9) | 0.71 | |
| Potato | 13.8 (8.3-19.3) | 8.9 (7.3-10.6) | 15.2 (9.3-21.0) | 0.01 | 13.7 (9.5-17.8) | 8.2 (5.5-11.0) | 0.03 | |
| Green vegetable | 16.6 (7.4-25.8) | 8.1 (6.4-9.8) | 18.1 (13.0-23.3) | 0.0001 | 9.8 (7.1-12.4) | 9.1 (6.7-11.4) | 0.71 | |
| Other vegetables | 134.2 (103.0-165.4) | 83.1 (76.3-90.0) | 148.9 (126.2-171.6) | 0.0001 | 115.1 (93.6-136.6) | 90.5 (81.1-99.9) | 0.02 | |
| Tomato | 70.6 (34.4-106.7) | 59.8 (51.7-67.9) | 100.2 (77.9-122.5) | 0.002 | 60.9 (43.3-78.5) | 71.1 (58.3-83.9) | 0.35 | |
| Fruits | 248.2 (174.5-321.9) | 159.2 (146.4-172.0) | 389.1 (345.3-432.8) | 0.0001 | 214.6 (161.3-267.9) | 215.5 (192.6-238.5) | 0.97 | |
| Dry fruits | 8.2 (3.9-12.4) | 5.4 (4.4-6.4) | 10.5 (7.1-13.9) | 0.001 | 6.8 (4.1-9.5) | 7.4 (5.6-9.2) | 0.70 | |
| Fish | 2.7 (1.4-4.1) | 3.6 (3.1-4.2) | 5.2 (3.3-7.0) | 0.03 | 4.2 (2.8-5.6) | 4.4 (3.5-5.3) | 0.86 | |
| Poultry | 7.7 (5.6-9.7) | 6.0 (5.1-6.9) | 9.3 (7.2-11.5) | 0.004 | 6.9 (5.2-8.7) | 6.0 (4.9-7.1) | 0.36 | |
| Nuts | 4.3 (2.2-6.3) | 2.7 (2.2-3.1) | 4.4 (2.1-6.6) | 0.03 | 3.5 (2.2-4.9) | 3.0 (2.3-3.7) | 0.45 | |
| Low-fat dairy | 184.2 (115.9-252.4) | 78.9 (66.8-91.1) | 159.5 (114.1-204.9) | 0.0001 | 100.3 (75.3-125.4) | 102.0 (80.4-123.7) | 0.92 | |
| Yogurt drink | 48.4 (24.8-72.0) | 44.3 (33.9-55.7) | 122.0 (78.8-165.2) | 0.0001 | 41.5 (22.1-61.0) | 67.8 (49.3-86.3) | 0.08 | |
| Sauce | 11.0 (5.7-16.4) | 12.9 (10.0-15.9) | 23.6 (13.1-34.0) | 0.01 | 10.9 (7.1-14.6) | 16.5 (12.5-20.5) | 0.08 | |
| Tea | 746.0 (674.7-817.2) | 242.9 (217.1-266.8) | 219.7 (175.6-263.8) | 0.0001 | 489.0 (439.9-538.1) | 186.0 (163.0-20.9) | 0.0001 | |
| Yellow vegetable | 10.5 (7.0-13.9) | 9.2 (6.9-11.6) | 12.5 (8.2-16.9) | 0.40 | 12.4 (7.1-17.6) | 6.8 (4.4-9.0) | 0.03 | |
†Values are expressed as mean (CI);
‡Underlined food items represent consistent findings with all reporters and plausible reporters;
§p values were obtained by means of ANOVA test that compared daily grammes of intake of food groups between the clusters; Figures in parentheses are 95% ranges