Table 3.
Snack-type food intakes* by BMI status: the Fenland Study, UK (n 10 092) (Mean values and standard deviations; medians and interquartile ranges (IQR))
| BMI<25 kg/m2 | BMI≥25 kg/m2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | P † | |
| Vegetables (g/10 MJ per d) | 246·0 | 248 | 247·0 | 203 | 0·846 |
| Fruit (g/10 MJ per d) | 221·0 | 254 | 224·0 | 324 | 0·573 |
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||
| Yoghurts (g/10 MJ per d) | 25·0 | 5·3, 66·5 | 22·3 | 0·0, 65·1 | 0·021 |
| Nuts (g/10 MJ per d) | 1·7 | 0·0, 4·4 | 1·6 | 0·0, 3·6 | <0·001 |
| Crisps (g/10 MJ per d) | 2·6 | 0·6, 10·3 | 3·3 | 1·2, 12·4 | <0·001 |
| Cakes and biscuits (g/10 MJ per d) | 17·0 | 7·0, 37·0 | 16·0 | 6·0, 37·0 | 0·200 |
| Chocolate (g/10 MJ per d) | 4·0 | 0·8, 10·9 | 4·5 | 1·0, 15·9 | 0·001 |
| Ice-creams (g/10 MJ per d) | 3·8 | 0·0, 6·5 | 4·2 | 0·0, 7·4 | <0·001 |
| Sweets (g/10 MJ per d) | 1·3 | 0·0, 3·4 | 1·4 | 0·0, 3·9 | <0·001 |
*
Snack-type food intakes were estimated using a FFQ (see the ‘Methods’ section).
†
The t test or the Mann–Whitney U test for difference.