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. 2019 Aug 23;53:63. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2019053000705

Table 2. Food acquisition profile according to the quintile of fruits and vegetables intake. Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, 2013–2014.

Variable Total Quintile of total consumption of fruits and vegetables p*

1 2 3 4 5
Knowledge on harvests (%) 75.0 70.8 71.7 78.7 76.4 77.9 < 0.001
Establishment where fruits and vegetables are bought (%)        
Supermarkets 40.5 41.6 39.4 39.7 41.3 40.4 0.91
Subsidized Grocery Store 40.8 38.6 39.1 43.5 39.2 43.7 0.07
Private Grocery Store 80.5 82.0 80.9 80.0 81.1 78.5 0.14
Free Trade Fairs 81.2 80.0 82.1 82.4 80.6 81.0 0.89
Municipal Market 23.7 25.5 23.0 23.5 25.3 21.4 0.23
Vegetable garden or donation 22.8 22.1 22.9 21.2 24.7 23.5 0.37
Fruit acquisition frequency (%)           < 0.001
3 times or more/week 8.6 6.5 8.4 8.4 8.8 11.3  
1–2 times/week 77.9 73.8 79.0 76.6 80.7 79.7  
3 times or less/month 13.5 19.7 12.6 15.0 10.5 9.0  
Vegetables acquisition frequency (%)         < 0.001
3 times or more/week 12.9 10.6 12.3 11.9 12.9 16.8  
1 to 2 times/week 76.1 73.1 76.9 76.9 77.9 76.0  
3 times or less/month 11.0 16.3 10.8 11.2 9.2 7.2  
Monthly Availability (days)            
Fruits 27.1 (6.6) 25.5 (8.3) 27.1 (6.5) 27.2 (6.3) 28.2 (5.3) 27.9 (5.8) < 0.001
Vegetables 28.1 (5.5) 27.4 (6.7) 27.9 (5.7) 28.1 (5.6) 29.0 (4.0) 28.6 (5.0) < 0.001

Values presented as % or mean (standard deviation).

* Linear trend Chi-square test (categorical variables) and analysis of variance (Anova; continuous variables), according to the quintile of consumption of fruits and vegetables.