Age groups Food groups | 14 - 20 years | 21 - 30 years | 31 - 40 years | 41 - 49 years | P-Value |
Carbohydrate rich foods | |||||
Cereals and tubers (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
5 (1.0) 4 (0.8) 48 (9.5) |
3 (0.6) 14 (2.8) 108 (21.3) |
5 (1.0) 17 (3.4) 145 (28.7) |
8 (1.6) 13 (2.6) 136 (26.9) |
0.441 |
| Proteins rich foods | ||||
Pulses (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
22 (4.8) 15 (3.3) 14 (3.1) |
49 (10.7) 36 (7.9) 26 (5.7) |
64 (14.0) 48 (10.5) 36 (7.9) |
55 (12.0) 57 (12.5) 35 (7.7) |
0.851 |
Milk and Dairy products (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
11 (11.0) 4 (4.0) 5 (5.0) |
17 (17.0) 7 (7.0) 1 (1.0) |
10 (10.0) 5 (5.0) 8 (8.0) |
19 (19.0) 11 (11.0) 2 (2.0) |
0.046 |
Meat, fish and eggs (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
13 (4.2) 8 (2.6) 17 (5.5) |
42 (13,6) 23 (7.5) 17 (5.5) |
37 (12,0) 27 (8.8) 27 (8.8) |
43 (14.0) 31 (10.1) 23 (7.5) |
0.153 |
Vitamins and Minerals rich foods | |||||
Vegetables (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
15 (3.5) 16 (3.7) 15 (3,5) |
43 (10.0) 32 (7.5) 33 (7.7) |
54 (12.6) 37 (8.6) 50 (11.7) |
53 (12.4) 37 (8.6) 44 (10.3) |
0.926 |
Fruits (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
26 (11.6) 4 (1.8) 2 (0.9) |
43 (19.2) 10 (4.5) 5 (2.2) |
47 (21.0) 18 (8.0) 6 (2.7) |
39 (17.4) 15 (6.7) 9 (4.0) |
0.453 |
Fats and oils and sugars rich foods | |||||
Fats and oils (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
13 (4.5) 2 (0.7) 26 (9.0) |
25 (8.7) 10 (3.5) 41 (14.2) |
28 (9.7) 9 (3.1) 48 (16.7) |
27 (9.4) 10 (3.5) 49 (17.0) |
0.895 |
Sugar (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
18 (5.2) 7 (2.0) 17 (4.9) |
56 (16.1) 25 (7.2) 18 (5.2) |
55 (15.8) 26 (7.5) 26 (7.5) |
70 (20.1) 19 (5.5) 11 (3.5) |
0.003 |