Table 3.
Frequency of consumption of drinks and carbohydrate-containing foods according to age group.
| 18–35 years | 36–65 years | >65 years | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals and derivatives (bread, pasta, rice) p < 0.001 | ||||
| Not consumed | 12 (33.3%) | 20 (55.6%) | 4 (11.1%) | 36 |
| More | 182 (58.1%) | 127 (40.6%) | 4 (1.3%) | 313 |
| Less | 91 (66.4%) | 45 (32.8%) | 1 (0.7%) | 137 |
| The same | 335 (51.2%) | 310 (47.4%) | 9 (1.4%) | 654 |
| Cereals and whole-grain derivatives p < 0.001 | ||||
| Not consumed | 112 (47.3%) | 116 (48.9%) | 9 (3.8%) | 237 |
| More | 107 (59.8%) | 72 (40.2%) | 0 | 179 |
| Less | 121 (63.0%) | 70 (36.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 192 |
| The same | 280 (52.6%) | 244 (45.9%) | 8 (1.5%) | 532 |
| Sweets and pastries (including breakfast cereals, chocolate and biscuits) p < 0.05 | ||||
| Not consumed | 103 (50.7%) | 94 (46.3%) | 6 (3.0%) | 203 |
| More | 236 (54.5%) | 194 (44.8%) | 3 (0.7%) | 433 |
| Less | 148 (64.3%) | 78 (33.9%) | 4 (1.7%) | 230 |
| The same | 133 (48.5%) | 136 (49.6%) | 5 (1.8%) | 274 |
| Fruit juices (including natural) p = 0.062 | ||||
| Not consumed | 164 (54.8%) | 127 (42.5%) | 8 (2.7%) | 299 |
| More | 158 (59.6%) | 105 (39.6%) | 2 (0.8%) | 265 |
| Less | 87 (56.5%) | 67 (43.5%) | 0 | 154 |
| The same | 211 (50.0%) | 203 (48.1%) | 8 (1.9%) | 422 |
| Vegetables and salad p = 0.104 | ||||
| Not consumed | 13 (72.2%) | 5 (27.8%) | 0 | 18 |
| More | 233 (59.1%) | 157 (39.8%) | 4 (1.0%) | 394 |
| Less | 77 (53.1%) | 64 (44.1%) | 4 (2.8%) | 145 |
| The same | 297 (50.9%) | 276 (47.3%) | 10 (1.7%) | 583 |
| Potatoes p < 0.001 | ||||
| Not consumed | 8 (21.6%) | 29 (79.4%) | 0 | 37 |
| More | 224 (60.1%) | 146 (39.1%) | 3 (0.8%) | 373 |
| Less | 56 (55.4%) | 44 (43.6%) | 1 (1.0%) | 101 |
| The same | 332 (52.8%) | 283 (45.0%) | 14 (2.2%) | 629 |
| Pulses p = 0.018 | ||||
| Not consumed | 30 (61.2%) | 19 (38.8%) | 0 | 49 |
| More | 197 (59.3%) | 130 (39.2%) | 5 (1.5%) | 332 |
| Less | 72 (64.3%) | 39 (34.8%) | 1 (0.9%) | 112 |
| The same | 321 (49.6%) | 314 (48.5%) | 12 (1.9%) | 647 |
| Soft drinks p = 0.077 | ||||
| Not consumed | 241 (55.4%) | 183 (42.1%) | 11 (2.5%) | 435 |
| More | 112 (57.7%) | 81 (41.8%) | 1 (0.5%) | 194 |
| Less | 118 (56.7%) | 86 (41.3%) | 4 (2.0%) | 208 |
| The same | 149 (49.2%) | 152 (50.2%) | 2 (0.6%) | 303 |
| Stimulant drinks (with caffeine, theine and ginseng) p < 0.05 | ||||
| Not consumed | 330 (57.5%) | 231 (40.2%) | 13 (2.3%) | 574 |
| More | 58 (47.5%) | 64 (52.5%) | 0 | 122 |
| Less | 109 (59.3%) | 74 (39.6%) | 4 (2.1%) | 187 |
| The same | 123 (47.9%) | 133 (51.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | 257 |
| Alcoholic beverages p < 0.001 | ||||
| Not consumed | 193 (56.8%) | 138 (40.6%) | 9 (2.6%) | 340 |
| More | 72 (38.9%) | 112 (60.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 185 |
| Less | 265 (73.2%) | 93 (25.7%) | 4 (1.1%) | 362 |
| The same | 90 (35.6%) | 159 (62.8%) | 4 (1.6%) | 253 |