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. 2019 Oct 24;19:1365. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7750-9

Table 2.

Content of lunches per food group of Dutch primary schoolchildren in the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2012–2014, total and separated by place of consumption (at home or at school)

Total (n = 363) Place of consumption
Home (n = 185) School (n = 178)
Users Median P25 P75 Users Median P25 P75 Users Median P25 P75
n % g g g n % g g g n % g g g
Bread and cereal products 357 98.3 70.0 49.4 82.5 181 97.8 70.0 45.0 88.8 176 98.9 70.0 52.5 70.0
Butter and margarine 258 71.1 6.0 0.0 12.0 131 70.8 6.0 0.0 12.0 127 71.4 6.0 0.0 9.6
Processed meats 187 51.5 5.0 0.0 16.5 97 52.4 6.5 0.0 16.0 90 50.6 4.0 0.0 16.7
Cheese/cheese products 114 31.4 0.0 0.0 11.1 60 32.4 0.0 0.0 12.0 54 30.3 0.0 0.0 7.5
Other bread toppings and spreads (e.g. jam, honey, chocolate sprinkles) 179 49.3 0.0 0.0 15.4 91 49.2 0.0 0.0 18.0 88 49.4 0.0 0.0 14.1
Milk and other dairy products 161 44.4 0.0 0.0 190.8 109 58.9* 137.3 0.0 202.9 52 29.2* 0.0 0.0 150.4
Drinks 213 58.7 149.0 0.0 210.0 83 44.9* 0.0 0.0 199.8 130 73.0* 200.0 0.0 246.5
Water/tea 57 15.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 33 17.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 24 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fruit juice 20 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sugar-sweetened beverages 148 40.8 0.0 0.0 200.0 49 26.5* 0.0 0.0 81.1 99 55.6* 103.1 0.0 214.5
Vegetables 25 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fruit/fruit products 29 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 17 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Snacks 84 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 42 22.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 42 23.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

P25, 25th percentile, p75, 75th percentile

*Statistically significant differences in percentage of users between the groups at home and at school