Table 4.
Traditional and imported food intake (time(s) per month) of ACCEPT follow-up population by living place
| Nuuk (N = 119) | Other towns (N = 58) | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (P25-P75) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (P25-P75) | ||
| Traditional foods | 13%a | 16%a | |||||
| Marine mammals | 89 (75%) | 8.05 (9.71) | 5.5 (2.5–8.0) | 37 (64%) | 11.67 (12.18) | 8.0 (4.0–16.0) | 0.102 |
| Seabirds | 103 (87%) | 0.93 (1.16) | 0.5 (0.5–1.0) | 50 (86%) | 0.96 (0.90) | 1.0 (0.0–1.5) | 0.489 |
| Greenlandic fish | 108 (91%) | 6.46 (6.32) | 4.5 (3.5–7.8) | 52 (90%) | 5.26 (4.28) | 4.0 (3.0–6.3) | 0.269 |
| Shellfish | 114 (96%) | 2.84 (2.64) | 2.0 (1.0–3.5) | 56 (97%) | 3.22 (4.50) | 2.0 (1.0–3.5) | 0.615 |
| Dried fish | 113 (95%) | 4.16 (6.61) | 2.5 (1.5–4.5) | 55 (95%) | 3.62 (4.04) | 2.5 (1.5–5.0) | 0.870 |
| Terrestrial animals | 107 (90%) | 4.73 (5.48) | 3.5 (2.0–5.0) | 53 (91%) | 7.99 (10.90) | 4.0 (2.5–7.5) | 0.036* |
| Berries | 111 (93%) | 2.05 (3.14) | 1.0 (0.5–2.5) | 52 (90%) | 2.19 (4.72) | 1.0 (0.5–2.5) | 0.935 |
| Imported food | 87%a | 84%a | |||||
| Meat products | 116 (98%) | 18.48 (11.69) | 17.0 (9.2–26.2) | 54 (93%) | 18.98 (13.08) | 14.0 (8.3–29.0) | 0.900 |
| Carbohydrate foods | 117 (98%) | 34.92 (21.47) | 35.4 (21.6–39.0) | 56 (97%) | 39.77 (23.62) | 39.0 (27.8–46.1) | 0.119 |
| Sauce | 118 (99%) | 16.04 (11.48) | 13.0 (4.3–30.4) | 58 (100%) | 17.46 (12.02) | 13.0 (4.3–30.4) | 0.529 |
| Vegetables | 119 (100%) | 17.36 (11.89) | 13.0 (13.0–30.4) | 58 (100%) | 13.59 (12.83) | 13.0 (2.5–13.0) | 0.013* |
| Fruits | 118 (99%) | 21.80 (17.12) | 15.0 (5.8–32.4) | 54 (93%) | 16.25 (17.89) | 13.0 (3.0–18.0) | 0.011* |
| Fast food | 117 (98%) | 5.11 (4.54) | 4.5 (2.0–6.3) | 54 (93%) | 6.51 (8.53) | 3.5 (2.0–7.5) | 0.973 |
| Sweets and Snacks | 115 (97%) | 34.76 (22.87) | 32.9 (15.0–50.9) | 55 (95%) | 31.80 (28.34) | 24.0 (15.0–43.9) | 0.153 |
Differences between Nuuk and other towns (including Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Kangerlussuaq and Qaqortoq) 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; aThe 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)