Table 2.
Traditional and imported food intake (time(s) per month) of ACCEPT follow-up population by gender
| Mothers (N = 101) | Fathers (N = 76) | p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (P25-P75) | Intake once a week or more n (%) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (P25-P75) | Intake once a week or more n (%) | ||
| Traditional food | 13%a | 15%a | |||||||
| Marine mammals | 76 (75%) | 9.17 (10.47) | 6.0 (3.0–9.0) | 51 (67.1%) | 50 (66%) | 9.04 (10.83) | 5.8 (2.5–10.0) | 32 (64.0%) | 0.826 |
| Seabirds | 89 (88%) | 0.89 (1.20) | 0.5 (0.0–1.0) | 2 (2.2%) | 64 (84%) | 1.01 (0.88) | 1.0 (0.5–1.5) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.112 |
| Greenlandic fish | 93 (92%) | 6.28 (6.54) | 4.5 (3.0–7.5) | 49 (52.7%) | 67 (88%) | 5.77 (4.46) | 4.5 (3.0–7.0) | 35 (52.2%) | 0.946 |
| Shellfish | 98 (97%) | 2.60 (2.55) | 2.0 (1.0–3.5) | 15 (15.3%) | 72 (95%) | 3.45 (4.19) | 2.5 (1.3–4.0) | 17 (23.6%) | 0.202 |
| Dried fish | 96 (95%) | 4.25 (7.05) | 2.5 (1.5–4.9) | 27 (28.1%) | 72 (95%) | 3.63 (3.84) | 2.5 (1.5–4.5) | 20 (27.8%) | 0.679 |
| Terrestrial animals | 94 (93%) | 4.81 (5.23) | 3.5 (2.0–5.5) | 31 (33.0%) | 66 (87%) | 7.24 (10.35) | 4.0 (2.5–7.0) | 32 (48.5%) | 0.191 |
| Berries | 95 (94%) | 2.39 (4.26) | 1.0 (0.5–2.5) | 18 (18.9%) | 68 (90%) | 1.67 (2.73) | 0.5 (0.5–1.8) | 9 (13.2%) | 0.094 |
| Imported food | 87%a | 85%a | |||||||
| Meat products | 97 (96%) | 19.18 (12.90) | 17.0 (9.5–27.0) | 95 (97.9%) | 73 (96%) | 17.92 (11.01) | 14.5 (8.5–27.5) | 70 (95.9%) | 0.620 |
| Carbohydrate foods | 98 (97%) | 37.09 (21.47) | 39.0 (21.6–39.0) | 95 (96.9%) | 75 (99%) | 35.70 (23.33) | 30.3 (21.6–39.0) | 74 (98.7%) | 0.335 |
| Sauce | 100 (99%) | 15.50 (10.71) | 13.0 (4.3–30.4) | 83 (83.0%) | 76 (100%) | 17.83 (12.72) | 13.0 (4.3–30.4) | 65 (88.2%) | 0.312 |
| Vegetables | 101 (100%) | 18.60 (12.39) | 13.0 (13.0–30.4) | 91 (90.1%) | 76 (100%) | 12.84 (11.45) | 13.0 (4.3–13.0) | 57 (75.0%) | 0.001* |
| Fruits | 99 (98%) | 24.20 (18.06) | 16.5 (13.0–33.4) | 89 (89.9%) | 73 (96%) | 14.44 (15.1) | 7.8 (4.3–17.8) | 55 (75.3%) | < 0.001* |
| Fast food | 98 (97%) | 4.81 (5.47) | 3.0 (1.5–6.0) | 38 (38.8%) | 73 (96%) | 6.55 (6.76) | 4.5 (2.5–7.5) | 43 (58.9%) | 0.005* |
| Sweets and Snacks | 97 (96%) | 34.56 (22.21) | 32.5 (17.6–45.9) | 95 (97.9%) | 73 (96%) | 32.78 (27.84) | 22.9 (12.3–48.7) | 72 (98.6%) | 0.178 |
Differences between mothers and fathers were tested with a Mann Whitney U test. Bold p-values and * indicate significant difference (p ≤ 0.05). n (%): number of participants with information and percentages of the total number of participant in the group (N); SD: Standard Deviation; P25-P75: 25 percentile – 75 percentile; a The overall percentages of median intake of the main food groups, traditional (x) or imported food (y), were calculated by summing the medians of the main food groups and then the sum was divided by the total median intake (x + y). Also difference in the intake frequency > 1 per week were tested with chi-square test and difference were found for vegetables (p = 0.013), fruits (p = 0.013) and fast food (p = 0.013)