Table 2.
Food intakes in urban and rural lactating mothers from China in 2018
| Food categories | Total (n = 954) | Urban (n = 514) | Rural (n = 440) | P-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal and their products, potatoes and beans other than soybeans (g/d) | 273.58 (201.43; 350.77) | 263.21 (194.16; 340.93) | 283.37 (212.84; 357.47) | 0.007* |
| Potatoes (g/d) | 19.7 (0; 50) | 23.75 (0; 54.26) | 12.5 (0; 49.25) | 0.155 ns |
| Vegetables (g/d) | 147.53 (78.59; 238.94) | 177.36 (100.98; 265.12) | 117.66 (61.96; 204.43) | 0.000* |
| Green leafy vegetables and colored vegetables such as red and yellow (g/d) | 147.57 (69.68; 246.71) | 154.51 (72.55; 251.25) | 139.35 (63.17; 238) | 0.113 ns |
| Fruits (g/d) | 69.05 (32.75; 122.96) | 84 (42.65; 138.53) | 53.75 (22.85; 100.25) | 0.000* |
| Livestock meat, poultry, fish, shrimp, shellfish and egg (g/d) | 184.18 (115.58; 280.61) | 200.81 (139.23; 296.48) | 168.02 (95.1; 257.22) | 0.000* |
| Livestock meat and poultry (g/d) | 105 (56.25; 179.72) | 111.19 (64.03; 188.83) | 98.89 (46.25; 166.32) | 0.001* |
| Fish, shrimp and shellfish (g/d) | 10.05 (0; 51.03) | 14.5 (0; 57.79) | 4.3 (0; 43.9) | 0.010* |
| Egg (g/d) | 45.59 (23.49; 69.6) | 49.25 (27.38; 73.71) | 34.31 (21.75; 64.38) | 0.000* |
| Milk and its products (g/d) | 100 (0; 207.5) | 103.75 (0; 237.79) | 68.4 (0; 192.91) | 0.000* |
| Soybean and its products (g/d) | 3 (0; 11.5) | 4.2 (0; 13.31) | 2.4 (0; 11.14) | 0.065* |
| Nuts (g/d) | 0 (0; 12) | 0 (0; 11) | 0 (0; 12.5) | 0.571 ns |
| Cooking oil (g/d) | 30 (25.65; 31.75) | 30 (25.9; 32.33) | 29.02 (25.5; 30.8) | 0.000* |
| Water (ml/d) | 1075 (650; 1625) | 1050 (695; 1500) | 1100 (600; 1800) | 0.189 ns |
The data have been presented as median (P25; P75)
1Statistically significant difference between urban and rural areas (p < 0.05) with Mann-Whitney U test; ns, p > 0.05 non-significant; *p < 0.05 significant