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