Table 2.

The mean values of usual consumption of major foods or food groups among men and women, n = 719.

Dietary variable	Total n = 719	Women n = 346	Men n = 373	P value
Daitry products∗	2.16 (1.25)	2.14 (1.29)	2.14 (1.21)	0.682
Vegetables∗	4.97 (2.15)	5.16 (2.28)	4.80 (1.99)	0.024
Fruits∗	2.69 (1.54)	2.79 (1.61)	2.60 (1.47)	0.106
Cereals∗	4.25 (1.89)	4.25 (2.18)	4.24 (1.57)	0.721
Potatoes∗	0.78 (0.41)	0.76 (0.45)	0.80 (0.37)	0.153
Beverages∗	3.26 (2.67)	3.03 (2.55)	3.47 (2.78)	0.026
Sweets∗	1.40 (1.60)	1.31 (1.60)	1.49 (1.60)	0.151
Legumes∗∗	4.63 (3.87)	4.32 (3.47)	4.93 (4.20)	0.035
Fish∗∗	3.33 (3.30)	2.91 (2.91)	3.73 (3.71)	0.001
White meat∗∗	4.57 (3.94)	4.66 (3.94)	4.48 (3.94)	0.530
Red meat∗∗	2.52 (2.39)	2.11 (2.10)	2.90 (2.57)	≤0.001
Eggs∗∗	4.15 (3.18)	3.87 (2.84)	4.41 (3.45)	0.022
Processed meat∗∗	1.05 (0.12)	0.85 (0.11)	1.24 (0.0.12)	0.023
Soda∗∗	1.90 (0.25)	1.52 (0.26)	2.25 (0.16)	0.016

^∗Frequency of consumption per day. ^∗∗Frequency of consumption per week. Dairy products (milk, yogurt, and cheese), cereals (bread, cereals, rice, pasta, and couscous), beverages (coffee, tea, and herbal infusions), sweets (Sugar, jelly, candies, pastries, and sweetened fruit juices), white meat (poultry and turkeys), and red meat (veal, lamb, camel, and goat). Variables are presented as mean (standard deviation). Statistically significant differences are defined as P < 0.05.