Unhealthy dietary patterns among healthcare professionals and students in Mexico

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Intake of food groups among healthcare professionals and students (n = 319)

Food groups	Total			Men			Women
Food groups	Median	25th and 75th percentile		Median	25th and 75th percentile		Median	25th and 75th percentile		^aP
Milk (ml/d)	254	148	526	296	143	515	254	155	529	0.504
Cheese (g/d)	24	13	36	24	11	37	23	15	36	0.420
Eggs (g/d)	26	9	26	26	9	47	26	9	26	0.001*
White meat (g/d)	43	14	43	43	14	46	43	14	43	0.134
Red meat (g/d)	56	32	86	65	50	96	51	29	69	0.001*
Processed meat (g/d)	16	8	34	20	13	34	16	8	31	0.040*
Fish and seafood (g/d)	35	21	54	44	28	73	33	20	46	0.001*
Animal fats (g/d)	9	3	15	10	3	15	9	3	15	0.941
Vegetable fats (g/d)	19	12	29	20	12	29	19	12	28	0.708
Nuts (g/d)	7	3	18	11	4	24	6	3	16	0.005*
Refined cereals (g/d)	37	24	56	41	26	61	36	23	53	0.071
Whole-grain cereals (g/d)	22	12	43	20	6	48	24	12	42	0.421
Tubers (g/d)	9	4	16	9	3	26	9	4	16	0.728
Autochthonous cereals (g/d)	78	32	107	82	30	157	72	33	102	0.318
Legumes (g/d)	44	19	68	44	28	71	44	14	65	0.351
Vegetables (g/d)	243	161	332	243	158	339	244	169	328	0.889
Fruit (g/d)	306	193	431	289	170	421	310	200	444	0.238
Natural fruit juices (ml/d)	27	0	86	27	0	86	13	0	57	0.299
Bakery products and cookies (g/d)	42	26	67	47	27	79	38	25	65	0.128
Sugars (g/d)	26	14	47	26	13	53	26	14	44	0.932
Fast food (g/d)	29	17	49	37	19	78	24	17	41	0.005*
Industrial sauces (g/d)	6	3	10	7	4	12	6	3	10	0.099
Water (ml/d)	1200	600	1680	1200	600	1680	1200	600	1680	0.309
Sweetened drinks (ml/d)	347	205	686	437	209	772	330	189	680	0.148
Alcoholic beverages (ml/d)	29	3	141	54	22	191	25	3	61	0.001*

^aThe difference between medians was calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test. *P < 0.05 was considered significant

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