Table 3 Regional distribution of selected food group intake collected in the Diet History Questionnaire
| Â | New Delhi (n = 839) | Mumbai (n = 768) | Trivandrum (n = 2301) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | % | Median** | % | Median** | % | Median** |
Food | ≥ 1/month* | (10%, 90%) | ≥ 1/month | (10%, 90%) | ≥1/month | (10%, 90%) |
Total Cereals | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total rice products | 97.8 | 3.5 (1.0, 9.0) | 98.2 | 14.8 (7.2, 18.0) | 100.0 | 19.0 (13.0, 22.5) |
Fermented rice | < 1 | 0 (0, 0) | 41.9 | 0 (0, 2.0) | 96.9 | 4.0 (2.0, 7.0) |
   Total wheat products | 100.0 | 21.0 (14.5, 28.0) | 99.5 | 21.0 (12.0, 30.0) | 80.3 | 2.0 (0, 8.5) |
Refined wheat | 64.7 | 1.00 (0, 6.0) | 77.3 | 3.50 (0, 11.0) | 16.2 | 0 (0, 2.0) |
Vegetables | 99.7 | 16.3 (6.0, 28.5) | 99.9 | 20.0 (12.0, 44.0) | 99.7 | 15.3 (7.5, 27.0) |
Cruciferous | 61.1 | 0.5 (0, 2.2) | 84.5 | 2.0 (0, 4.0) | 78.0 | 1.0 (0, 3.0) |
Potato/starchy | 98.8 | 4.5 (1.2, 10.4) | 94.9 | 3.5 (1.0, 8.0) | 92.2 | 1.5 (0.2, 5.0) |
Fruits | 83.5 | 1.8 (0, 8.0.0) | 77.6 | 3.2 (0, 9.2) | 83.8 | 2.0 (0, 8.0) |
Banana | 38.7 | 0 (0, 2.0) | 68.8 | 1.6 (0, 4.0) | 82.5 | 2.0 (0, 7.0) |
Total Pulses | 99.4 | 6.5 (2.0, 12.0) | 99.6 | 16.0 (9.0, 22.5) | 97.7 | 4.0 (1.8, 7.2) |
   Pulses with skin | 89.0 | 2.0 (0, 6.2) | 97.3 | 8.0 (3.8, 12.0) | 87.0 | 1.0 (0, 3.0) |
Total Meat | 48.4 | 0 (0, 3.0) | 85.8 | 2.0 (0, 4.0) | 80.5 | 1.0 (0, 3.5) |
   Red meat | 45.6 | 0 (0, 1.5) | 69.1 | 0.5 (0, 2.0) | 69.4 | 0.5 (0, 2.0) |
Fish | 20.8 | 0 (0, 0.5) | 84.8 | 5.0 (0, 9.0) | 98.4 | 14.0 (6.1, 21.0) |
   Dried fish | < 1 | 0 (0, 0) | 56.0 | 0.5 (0, 2.0) | 36.6 | 0 (0, 1.0) |
Total Dairy | 98.0 | 8.0 (1.8, 18.5) | 57.9 | 0.8 (0, 7.0) | 72.7 | 1.0 (0, 7.0) |
   Curd/Yogurt | 96.4 | 5.0 (1.2, 14.2) | 51.2 | 0.3 (0, 3.0) | 70.4 | 1.0 (0, 4.0) |
Sweet snacks | 83.8 | 1.0 (0, 2.5) | 61.2 | 0.5 (0, 2.5) | 61.8 | 0.4 (0, 2.6) |
Savory snacks | 78.9 | 1.2 (0, 4.8) | 52.9 | 0.5 (0, 8.8) | 86.3 | 2.5 (0, 7.8) |
Pickled food | 68.7 | 1.0 (0, 7.0) | 51.6 | 0.9 (0, 2.0) | 72.6 | 1.3 (0, 7.0) |
Chutneys | 65.6 | 1.0 (0, 5.0) | 65.9 | 1.0 (0, 4.0) | 93.5 | 2.0 (0.8, 3.0) |