Table 3. Differences in Intake of Fruits and Vegetables by Origin Among Hispanic Women in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, 2015a,b .
| Food | Adjusted Mean Difference (95% Confidence Interval) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican (N = 159) | Puerto Rican (N = 103) | Mexican (N = 43) | Columbian (N = 28) | Peruvian (N = 33) | Other Hispanic (N = 70) | |
| 100% fruit juice | Reference | −0.01 (−0.27 to 0.25) | 0.07 (−0.25 to 0.27) | 0.02 (−0.32 to 0.36) | 0.11 (−0.21 to 0.43) | 0.21 (−0.22 to 0.26) |
| Fruit | Reference | 0.24 (−0.31 to 0.79) | −0.05 (−0.72 to 0.62) | 0.42 (−0.30 to 1.13) | 0.43 (−0.25 to 1.12) | −0.10 (−0.61 to 0.42) |
| Cooked/canned beans | Reference | 0.06 (−0.09 to 0.22) | 0.06 (−0.13 to 0.24) | 0.21 (−0.01 to 0.40) | 0.19 (−0.00 to 0.39) | 0.10 (−0.05 to 0.24) |
| Dark green vegetables | Reference | 0.09 (−0.09 to 0.27) | −0.05 (−0.27 to 0.17) | 0.05 (−0.18 0.29) | 0.10 (−0.12 to 0.33) | −0.04 (−0.21 to 0.13) |
| Orange-colored vegetables | Reference | 0.07 (0.10 to 0.24) | −0.04 (−0.24 to 0.16) | −0.01 (−0.23 to 0.20) | −0.04 (−0.25 to 0.16) | −0.01 (−0.16 to 0.15) |
| Other vegetables | Reference | −0.13 (−0.31 to 0.04) | −0.06 (−0.27 to 0.15) | −0.25 (−0.47 to −0.03) | −0.01 (−0.23 to 0.20) | −0.19 (−0.34 to −0.03) |
a
Values are reported as times per day items were consumed. Differences were examined with analysis of covariance with Bonferroni post hoc tests. Analyses were adjusted for age; pregnancy, breastfeeding, and food security status; educational attainment; and social desirability trait.
b
Values were obtained by subtracting the mean frequency of intake of each group from the mean frequency of intake among Dominicans (reference group).