Table 2.

Dietary intake based on gender of public schoolteachers.

	Total	Male	Female	P-value
Fruit
Low intake	525 (82)	142 (80.2%)	383 (82.7%)	0.49
High intake	115 (18)	35 (19.8%)	80 (17.3%)
Fruit juice
Low intake	559 (87.3)	154 (87.0%)	405 (87.5%)	0.89
High intake	81 (12.7)	23 (13.0%)	58 (12.5%)
Salad
Low intake	460 (71.9)	127 (71.8%)	333 (71.9%)	1.00
High intake	180 (28.1)	50 (28.2%)	130 (28.1%)
Vegetables
Low intake	500 (78.1)	142 (80.2%)	358 (77.3%)	0.45
High intake	140 (21.9)	35 (19.8%)	105 (22.7%)
Bean and legumes
Low intake	564 (88.1)	150 (84.7%)	414 (89.4%)	0.10
High intake	76 (11.9)	27 (15.3%)	49 (10.6%)
Cereal
Low intake	567 (88.6)	161 (91.0%)	406 (87.7%)	0.26
High intake	73 (11.4)	16 (9.0%)	57 (12.3%)
Whole grain bread
Low intake	462 (72.2)	125 (70.6%)	337 (72.8%)	0.62
High intake	178 (27.8)	52 (29.4%)	126 (27.2%)
Dairy
Low intake	416 (65)	107 (60.5%)	309 (66.7%)	0.13
High intake	224 (35)	70 (39.5%)	154 (33.3%)
Snacks
Low intake	560 (87.5)	154 (87.0%)	406 (87.7%)	0.79
High intake	80 (12.5)	23 (13.0%)	57 (12.3%)
Sweet
Low intake	500 (78.1)	144 (81.4%)	356 (76.9%)	0.24
High intake	140 (21.9)	33 (18.6%)	107 (23.1%)
Soft drinks
Low intake	560 (87.5)	143 (80.8%)	417 (90.1%)	0.002
High intake	80 (12.5)	34 (19.2%)	46 (9.9%)
Red meat
Low intake	559 (87.3)	150 (84.7%)	409 (88.3%)	0.23
High intake	81 (12.7)	27 (15.3%)	54 (11.7%)
White meat
Low intake	450 (70.3)	117 (66.1%)	333 (71.9%)	0.17
High intake	190 (29.7)	60 (33.9%)	130 (28.1%)
Fish
Low intake	599 (93.6)	158 (89.3%)	400 (86.4%)	0.35
High intake	41 (6.4)	19 (10.7%)	63 (13.6%)

Data presented as frequency (%).

P-value was calculated based on chi-square.