Table 5.

Mean serves/day consumption of food groups (n = 1026)

Food group	Total (n = 1026) Mean (SD)	Boys (n = 356) Mean (SD)	Girls (n = 670) Mean (SD)	p-value*
Cereals	5.52 (3.75)	4.87 (4.30)	5.87 (3.38)	<0.001
Pulses and Legumes	0.88 (1.36)	0.77 (1.32)	0.94 (1.38)	0.014
Vegetables	2.30 (2.25)	1.69 (2.10)	2.62 (2.27)	<0.001
Fruits	2.17 (3.22)	1.35 (2.29)	2.61 (3.54)	<0.001
Milk and milk products	2.07 (2.27)	2.78 (2.54)	1.69 (2.01)	<0.001
Non-vegetarian food products	1.41 (2.14)	1.33 (3.19)	1.46 (1.91)	<0.001
Energy-dense snacks	6.25 (7.22)	7.31 (8.52)	5.68 (6.35)	0.017
Energy-dense beverages	3.96 (5.11)	5.32 (6.53)	3.24 (3.99)	<0.001
Water	10.47 (5.54)	11.69 (5.44)	9.83 (5.49)	<0.001

*p-value obtained with Mann-Whitney Test