Food consumption patterns in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: a cross-sectional telephone survey

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Odds of a female respondent consuming a specific food item compared to a male respondent (adjusted for age), showing only those food items whose differences were statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) in the Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, November 2005 – March 2006

Food Items	OR	95% CI^†
(A) Herbs & Sprouts
Bean sprouts	0.75	0.56 < OR < 1.00
(B) Fruits
Lemon	6.53	1.62 < OR < 26.26
Grapefruit	2.08	1.39 < OR < 3.11
Kiwi	1.73	1.24 < OR < 2.44
Raspberries	1.66	1.16 < OR < 2.38
Blueberries	1.58	1.21 < OR < 2.06
Pears	1.47	1.13 < OR < 1.91
Strawberries	1.36	1.12 < OR < 1.64
Grapes	1.23	1.03 < OR < 1.47
Unpasteurized Juice	0.70	0.50 < OR < 1.00
(C) Vegetables
Beans	2.64	1.61 < OR < 4.33
Cauliflower	1.94	1.49 < OR < 2.54
Peppers	1.85	1.50 < OR < 2.27
Fresh celery	1.55	1.30 < OR < 1.85
Fresh carrots	1.43	1.15 < OR <1.79
Fresh spinach	1.42	1.13 < OR < 1.78
Broccoli	1.38	1.16 < OR < 1.65
Lettuce	1.33	1.04 < OR < 1.70
Other bulb onion	1.31	1.10 < OR < 1.57
Cucumber	1.22	1.03 < OR < 1.46
Deli Salads
Pre-bagged, mixed salad greens	1.25	1.04 < OR < 1.50
Pasta salad	1.18	1.18 < OR < 2.04
(D) Dairy
Yogurt	1.76	1.48 < OR < 2.10
White milk	1.43	1.10 < OR < 1.84
Sour cream	1.33	1.10 < OR < 1.61
(E) Cheese
Gouda	2.28	1.18 < OR < 4.41
Cream cheese	1.66	1.37 < OR < 2.03
Cottage cheese	1.54	1.20 < OR < 1.97
Marble cheese	1.37	1.13 < OR < 1.68
Feta cheese	1.36	1.06 < OR < 1.75
Parmesan cheese	1.29	1.08 < OR < 1.54
(F) Nuts
Almonds	1.27	1.04 < OR < 1.55
Pecan	2.14	1.28 < OR < 3.59
(G) Meats
Ham	4.46	1.53 < OR < 12.81
Ground beef	1.34	1.13 < OR < 1.60
Steak	0.68	0.55 < OR < 0.82
Hamburgers	0.68	0.55 < OR < 0.83
Hamburgers not made in the home	0.60	0.47 < OR < 0.77
Hamburgers from pre-made uncooked patties	0.59	0.38 < OR < 0.93
Lamb	0.56	0.37 < OR < 0.85
Pink or undercooked pork*	0.45	0.24 < OR < 0.84
CI – confidence interval.

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