Table 4 Food intakes (grams per day) among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese participants
Food groups | Javanese Surinamese (n = 78) | South-Asian Surinamese (n = 1082) | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
Vegetables | 107.7 (58.5–190.0) | 93.4 (37.5–165.2) | 0.43 |
Low fibre and refined grains | 164.0 (75.3–251.4) | 167.3 (97.9–251.7) | 0.63 |
High fibre products and wholegrain cereals | 81.4 (51.2–126.2) | 83.9 (48.7–140.0) | 0.42 |
Fish | 8.9 (3.0–25.1) | 8.5 (0.8–17.1) | 0.30 |
Red meat | 52.2 (20.0–80.4)** | 21.9 (6.2–46.3) | 0.00 |
Chicken | 34.8 (14.6–53.5) | 35.7 (17.8–57.6) | 0.41 |
Fruit | 133.3 (66.4–271.8) | 148.8 (63.3–259.0) | 0.66 |
Fruit juice | 25.0 (0.0–50.0) | 25.00 (0.00–50.0) |  |
Sugar sweetened beverages | 55.4 (2.6–274.8) | 52.5 (7.1–200.0) | 0.22 |
High fat dairy products | 13.5 (2.7–52.1) * | 18.5 (3.4–48.2) | 0.04 |
Low fat dairy products | 19.4 (2.2–71.6) ** | 33.9 (7.0–114.9) | 0.00 |
Tea | 352.1 (170.0–680.0) | 242.8 (72.8–510.0) | 0.06 |
Coffee | 140.0 (9.3–315.0) | 105.0 (1.2–280.0) | 0.07 |