Table 4. Food group intakes (g/day) assessed with FFQ by area.

Sex	Ninohe PHC area				Yokote PHC area				Saku PHC area				Ishikawa PHC area				Total				ANOVA
Food group	Mean	±	SD	Median	Mean	±	SD	Median	Mean	±	SD	Median	Mean	±	SD	Median	Mean	±	SD	Median	p-value
Men	(n=24)				(n=28)				(n=23)				(n=27)				(n=102)
Cereals	404	±	143	380	358	±	110	347	387	±	86	400	258	±	69	247	349	±	118	340	<0.001
Potatoes and starches	22	±	16	19	29	±	27	20	59	±	62	39	21	±	22	19	32	±	38	22	0.001
Sugar and sweeteners		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---	---
Confectioneries	11	±	11	11	27	±	37	16	18	±	12	16	9	±	11	8	17	±	22	11	0.013
Fats and oils	14	±	8	12	12	±	7	12	16	±	7	16	14	±	6	13	14	±	7	13	0.211
Nuts and seeds	2	±	2	1	3	±	5	1	4	±	4	2	1	±	1	0	2	±	4	1	0.019
Pulses	41	±	54	27	33	±	28	37	17	±	15	19	21	±	24	14	28	±	34	22	0.064
Fish and shellfish	168	±	125	128	111	±	59	91	127	±	63	114	57	±	31	51	114	±	85	83	<0.001
Meats	76	±	60	57	54	±	35	48	75	±	46	72	81	±	48	73	71	±	48	57	0.177
Eggs	35	±	16	39	25	±	13	25	42	±	28	50	32	±	17	25	33	±	20	25	0.017
Milk and dairy products	253	±	355	128	139	±	148	112	283	±	243	209	124	±	121	72	194	±	237	144	0.033
Vegetables	205	±	114	195	253	±	238	203	345	±	211	294	206	±	136	168	250	±	189	215	0.030
Green and yellow	94	±	66	78	108	±	148	77	151	±	98	128	93	±	66	74	111	±	103	85	0.170
Pickled1	27	±	21	19	65	±	66	40	103	±	82	82	6	±	7	5	49	±	64	23	<0.001
Fruits	233	±	244	144	271	±	320	221	227	±	163	178	88	±	73	79	204	±	231	141	0.018
Fungi	10	±	9	9	11	±	8	9	14	±	10	9	7	±	8	3	10	±	9	8	0.043
Algae	11	±	6	11	11	±	7	11	16	±	20	12	9	±	8	6	12	±	12	9	0.249
Alcoholic beverages	293	±	347	180	354	±	332	291	280	±	239	283	297	±	417	90	308	±	339	180	0.867
Non-alcoholic beverages	890	±	729	697	1040	±	757	830	998	±	485	823	707	±	345	617	907	±	611	714	0.191
Seasonings and spices	4	±	4	3	3	±	3	3	7	±	6	6	3	±	3	1	4	±	4	3	0.001
Women	(n=27)				(n=30)				(n=28)				(n=28)				(n=113)
Cereals	311	±	78	290	307	±	111	281	314	±	106	297	244	±	61	236	294	±	95	276	0.013
Potatoes and starches	32	±	32	23	34	±	32	22	63	±	67	43	22	±	13	22	38	±	43	28	0.002
Sugar and sweeteners		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---	---
Confectioneries	15	±	14	12	38	±	37	23	36	±	52	24	18	±	25	11	27	±	36	16	0.028
Fats and oils	15	±	12	11	12	±	7	10	18	±	14	15	13	±	6	12	14	±	10	11	0.085
Nuts and seeds	2	±	2	1	1	±	1	1	7	±	14	2	1	±	1	0	3	±	7	1	0.009
Pulses	36	±	35	27	30	±	26	26	8	±	25	13	17	±	23	11	23	±	29	19	0.001
Fish and shellfish	142	±	114	112	96	±	52	83	141	±	146	112	44	±	23	40	105	±	103	80	0.001
Meats	57	±	43	54	49	±	29	44	72	±	52	56	53	±	34	46	58	±	41	47	0.153
Eggs	25	±	16	25	27	±	16	25	39	±	21	45	33	±	22	32	31	±	19	25	0.027
Milk and dairy products	208	±	130	201	162	±	147	136	270	±	225	209	191	±	193	200	207	±	180	200	0.137
Vegetables	260	±	241	192	259	±	223	228	389	±	306	307	229	±	128	189	284	±	238	233	0.054
Green and yellow	111	±	88	82	114	±	120	83	172	±	122	140	107	±	55	90	126	±	103	103	0.050
Pickled1	25	±	19	19	59	±	49	49	98	±	86	74	6	±	6	3	48	±	61	27	<0.001
Fruits	268	±	198	185	319	±	417	215	345	±	330	237	119	±	76	100	264	±	299	178	0.019
Fungi	11	±	9	9	13	±	10	10	17	±	12	16	9	±	7	9	12	±	10	11	0.009
Algae	12	±	7	12	11	±	6	11	15	±	12	12	12	±	10	11	13	±	9	11	0.593
Alcoholic beverages	53	±	132	0	8	±	23	0	16	±	39	0	3	±	16	0	20	±	70	0	0.036
Non-alcoholic beverages	654	±	355	614	874	±	633	667	929	±	580	798	736	±	356	682	801	±	506	689	0.161
Seasonings and spices	4	±	3	4	5	±	4	4	8	±	7	6	3	±	3	3	5	±	5	4	0.002

¹Pickled plum (umeboshi) was included in pickled vegetables, and not in total vegetables but rather in fruits.