Table 3. Intake of the 11 food groups, stratified by sex.

Food intake, g/day	Males (N=1684)				Females (N=1596)				Overall (N=3280)
	Median	Percentiles		%En	Median	Percentiles		%En	Median	Percentiles		%En
		33rd	66th			33rd	66th			33rd	66th
Dairy products	369	271	511	15.2	293a	216	380	14.4a	324	245	441	14.8
Fats and oils	15	11	20	3.8	13a	10	18	4.0a	14	10	19	3.9
Fruits and vegetables	270	215	327	6.6	287a	234	343	8.1a	278	224	335	7.3
Confectionery	16	11	25	3.0	14a	10	20	2.9	15	10	22	3.0
Cereals	83	65	106	13.5	75a	58	93	14.4	78	62	99	14.0
Bakery products	147	121	176	17.8	134a	110	159	18.8a	141	116	168	18.3
Meat and meat products	108	86	137	12.4	86a	67	108	11.3a	97	75	122	12.0
Fish and fish products	17	12	24	1.1	14a	10	21	1.1	16	11	22	1.1
Eggs and egg products	19	13	26	1.4	16a	12	22	1.4	18	12	24	1.4
Beverages	603	387	839	8.1	522a	335	721	7.7	560	357	781	7.9
Ready-to-eat savories	44	35	54	4.9	38a	30	47	5.0	42	33	51	4.9

Food groups were defined according to the Codex General Standard for Food Additives food category system;²⁴ %En: Percent energy provided from the food group;

^aSignificant differences between males and females were tested by the Mann–Whitney test.