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. 2020 Oct 23;10(10):e037012. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037012

Table 5.

Frequency of other dietary patterns

Question All
(n=569)
Men
(n=193)
Women
(n=376)
In a typical week, on how many days do you eat fruit?§
 <5 32.0% 40.4% 27.7%†
>5 68.0% 59.6% 72.3%
How many servings of fruit do you eat on one of those days?§
 <3 45.5% 41.8% 47.2%
>3 54.5% 58.2% 52.8%
In a typical week, on how many days do you eat vegetables?§
 <5 24.1% 24.9% 23.7%
>5 75.9% 75.1% 76.3%
How many servings of vegetables do you eat on one of those days?§
 <3 59.9% 65.9% 56.9%‡
>3 40.1% 34.1% 43.1%
What type of oil or fat is most often used for meal preparation in your household?§
 Vegetable oil 90.8% 91.1% 90.7%
 Other (lard, suet, butter, ghee) 9.0% 8.9% 9.0%
None used 0.2% 0 0.3%
On average, how many meals per week do you eat that were not prepared at home?§
 0 45.8% 32.1% 52.8%*
>1 54.2% 67.9% 47.2%

*Results are percentages p<0.0001.

†p=0.002.

‡p=0.04 versus men.

§Reduced numbers due to missing values.