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. 2022 Jul 24;14(15):3034. doi: 10.3390/nu14153034

Table 2.

Food groups stratified by sex and obesity status.

Men (n = 1280) Women (n = 790)
BMI < 25.0
(n = 625)
BMI ≥ 25.0
(n = 655)
p BMI < 25.0
(n = 400)
BMI ≥ 25.0
(n = 390)
p
Grains (g) 371 ± 120 380 ± 124 0.225 325 ± 84 332 ± 90 0.093
   Rice (g) 263 ± 125 277 ± 128 0.024 233 ± 97 238 ± 105 0.367
   Bread (g) 39 ± 36 34 ± 37 0.003 40 ± 31 36 ± 30 0.036
   Noodles (g) 69 ± 58 70 ± 59 0.762 52 ± 48 58 ± 51 0.130
Potato (g) 26 ± 26 23 ± 25 0.036 36 ± 30 32 ± 28 0.039
Total vegetables (g) 236 ± 115 204 ± 109 <0.001 276 ± 109 239 ± 116 <0.001
   Green-yellow vegetables (g) 82 ± 45 68 ± 43 <0.001 98 ± 45 83 ± 46 <0.001
   Other vegetables (g) 155 ± 79 137 ± 77 <0.001 178 ± 73 156 ± 79 <0.001
Fruits (g) 85 ± 68 69 ± 73 <0.001 106 ± 69 88 ± 71 <0.001
Seaweed (g) 4.8 ± 3.5 4.2 ± 3.4 0.002 5.4 ± 3.7 5.0 ± 4.5 0.006
Fish/Seafood (g) 78 ± 46 71 ± 47 0.003 78 ± 41 65 ± 38 <0.001
Meat/Processed Meat (g) 76 ± 48 90 ± 54 <0.001 67 ± 40 75 ± 48 0.046
Eggs (g) 28 ± 19 29 ± 21 0.411 25 ± 16 26 ± 17 0.589
Soybeans/Soy products (g) 63 ± 43 56 ± 42 0.001 71 ± 42 63 ± 42 0.004
Milk/Dairy product (g) 138 ± 108 125 ± 112 0.004 151 ± 95 130 ± 98 <0.001
   Milk (g) 86 ± 94 78 ± 95 0.112 89 ± 78 78 ± 85 0.013
   Other dairy products (g) 52 ± 42 47 ± 42 0.007 62 ± 45 51 ± 40 0.001
Sugar (g) 7.1 ± 5.5 6.4 ± 5.5 0.003 9.1 ± 5.5 7.7 ± 5.3 <0.001
Nuts and seeds (g) 3.6 ± 5.8 3.2 ± 6.4 0.124 4.2 ± 6 2.8 ± 5.2 0.002
Fats and oils (g) 12.3 ± 7.7 12.6 ± 7.6 0.437 11.2 ± 7.6 11.9 ± 7.4 0.137
Seasonings and spices (g) 23 ± 12.4 24.2 ± 12.8 0.088 19.7 ± 10 19.9 ± 11 0.967
Sweets (g) 42 ± 41 53 ± 42 <0.001 45 ± 36 58 ± 44 <0.001
Sugar-sweetened beverages (g) 43 ± 107 63 ± 117 <0.001 15 ± 41 27 ± 75 <0.001
Alcoholic beverages (g) 133.9 ± 151.5 119.2 ± 160.9 0.013 23.3 ± 59.2 24.3 ± 63.8 0.822

Differences in the continuous and categorical variables were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U tests.