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Table 2 Frequency intake of selected food items at home related to amount intake in the camp, adjusted for phase of intake into the military.

From: Body weight, weight perceptions and food intake patterns. A cross-sectional study among male recruits in the Norwegian National Guard

Food intake at home

Frequency of intake

Intake in the camp

p-value

 

%

g/day

 

Vegetables

   

   < 1/week

8

178

<0.001

   1 - 2 times/week

22

229

 

   3 - 4 times/week

32

238

 

   5 - 6 times/week

18

254

 

   Daily

15

282

 

   Several times a day

6

284

 

Fruits

   

   < 1/week

14

70

<0.001

   1 - 2 times/week

31

95

 

   3 - 4 times/week

22

113

 

   5 - 6 times/week

14

168

 

   Daily

9

151

 

   Several times a day

10

225

 

Breakfast Cereals

   

   < 1 times/week

65

55

<0.001

   1 - 2 times/week

22

67

 

   3 - 4 times/week

6

152

 

   5 - 6 times/week

3

88

 

   Daily

2

178

 

   Several times a day

1

119

 

Semi- and whole grain bread

   

   Seldom

5

125

<0.001

   1 - 2 slices/day

10

143

 

   3 - 4 slices/day

28

156

 

   5 - 6 slice/day

29

170

 

   7 - 8 slices/day

15

192

 

   ≤ 9 slices/day

11

205

 

Soft drinks

   

   Seldom/never

8

41

<0.001

   1 - 6 glasses/week

40

74

 

   1 glass/day

18

107

 

   2 - 3 glasses/day

22

152

 

   ≤ 4 glasses/day

11

227