Table 5.
Comparison of habitual diet from food frequency questionnaire between two communities separately for men and women (median (interquartile range)).
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mand (N = 19) | Pingelap (N = 30) | p-Value | Mand (N = 29) | Pingelap (N = 20) | p-Value | |
| Rice | 6.0 (5.0–6.0) | 5.0 (5.0–6.0) | 0.61 | 6.0 (5.0–6.0) | 6.0 (5.0–6.0) | 1.0 |
| Local crops | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.0–5.0) | 0.25 | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 3.5 (3.0–5.0) | 0.67 |
| Coffee/Tea | 4.0 (2.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 0.07 | 4.0 (1.0–4.0) | 4.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.55 |
| Ramen & Noodle | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 0.28 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (3.8–5.0) | 0.24 |
| Banana | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 0.64 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 0.11 |
| Bread | 4.0 (4.0–6.0) | 4.5 (4.0–5.0) | 0.46 | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 4.5 (4.0–5.0) | 0.14 |
| Doughnut & Sweetened bread | 4.0 (3.5–5.5) | 4.0 (3.3–5.0) | 0.27 | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 5.0 (3.5–5.0) | 0.86 |
| Potato chips/snack | 4.0 (3.5–5.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.8) | <0.001 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0.003 |
| Sashimi | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 5.0 (2.5–5.0) | 0.25 | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 5.0 (2.0–5.0) | 0.26 |
| Fried fish | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 5.0 (5.0–6.0) | 0.07 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 5.0 (5.0–6.3) | <0.001 |
| Fish in soup | 4.0 (2.0–4.5) | 4.5 (3.0–5.0) | 0.44 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 5.0 (3.0–5.0) | 0.68 |
| Canned fish | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.002 | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0.004 |
| Fried chicken | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 2.5 (1.3–4.0) | <0.001 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 2.0 (1.0–4.3) | 0.01 |
| Fried pork | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 0.21 | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 0.90 |
| Canned meat | 4.0 (2.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.44 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.8–4.3) | 0.53 |
| Coconut juice | 4.0 (3.5–5.0) | 5.0 (5.0–5.0) | 0.02 | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 5.0 (4.8–6.3) | 0.002 |
| Coke, Soda/sweetened juice | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (1.3–4.0) | <0.001 | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0.10 |
| Alcohol drink | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 0.001 | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | <0.001 |
| Sakau | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | 0.003 | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | <0.001 |
| Fried banana | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 3.0 (1.3–3.0) | 0.63 | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 3.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.83 |
| Meal cooked with coconut milk | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 0.16 | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 0.60 |
| Vegetable | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 3.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.01 | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 0.03 |
Note: p-value was calculated by likelihood ratio test.