From: Adolescent dietary patterns in Fiji and their relationships with standardized body mass index
Dietary variable | All | Indigenous Fijian (%) | IndoFijian (%) | ||||||
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 | Total | Male | Female | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total1 |
 | (95% CI) n= 6,871 | (95% CI) n=3,271 | (95% CI) n=3,600 | (95% CI) n=1,401 | (95% CI) n=1,676 | (95% CI) n=3,077 | (95% CI) n=1,870 | (95% CI) n=1,924 | (95% CI) n=3,794 |
Breakfast | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Infrequent breakfast consumer (0–3 days in the last 5 school days) | 23.9 | 20.3 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 34.1 | 30.4 | 16.3 | 21.8 | 19.0 |
(22.8,25.0) | (18.8,21.8) | (25.7,28.9)* | (23.6,28.7) | (31.5,36.6)* | (28.6,32.2) | (14.5,18.1) | (19.8,23.8)* | (17.7,20.4)* | |
Breakfast sourced outside from home | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
(3.6,4.6) | (3.2,4.6) | (3.6,5.0) | (4.6,7.3) | (5.8,8.6) | (5.6,7.6) | (1.7,3.2) | (1.3,2.6) | (1.7,2.7)* | |
Morning snack | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Infrequent morning snack consumer (0–3 days in the last 5 school days) | 35.6 | 32.7 | 38.3 | 39.4 | 44.9 | 42.4 | 28.1 | 32.9 | 30.5 |
(34.4,36.9) | (30.9,34.4) | (36.6,40.1)* | (36.5,42.3) | (42.3,47.6)* | (40.5,44.4) | (25.9,30.3) | (30.6,35.2)* | (28.9,32.1)* | |
Morning snack sourced outside from home | 62.8 | 55.9 | 69.1 | 71.8 | 81.1 | 76.9 | 45.2 | 59.4 | 52.4 |
(61.6,64.1) | (54.1,57.8) | (67.4,70.7)* | (69.1,74.4) | (79.0,83.2)* | (75.2,78.6) | (42.8,47.7) | (57.0,61.7)* | (50.7,54.1)* | |
Lunch | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Infrequent lunch consumer (0–3 days in the last 4–5 school days) | 23.2 | 18.3 | 27.9 | 17.3 | 24.3 | 21.1 | 18.9 | 30.9 | 24.8 |
(22.1,24.3) | (16.8,19.7) | (26.3,29.5)* | (15.1,19.6) | (22.0,26.6)* | (19.5,22.8) | (17.0,20.8) | (28.6,33.1)* | (23.4,26.3)* | |
Lunch sourced outside from home | 11.7 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
(10.9,12.5) | (8.6,10.8) | (12.4,14.8)* | (10.7,14.6) | (16.3,20.4)* | (14.3,17.2) | (6.4,8.9) | (8.2,11.1)* | (7.7,9.6)* | |
Fruit and vegetables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Did not usually meet recommended fruit & vegetables (less than 5 serves a day) | 73.6 | 71.2 | 75.7 | 66.4 | 70.8 | 68.8 | 74.7 | 79.6 | 77.1 |
(72.5, 74.7) | (69.5,72.9) | (74.2,77.2)* | (63.7,69.2) | (68.4,73.2)* | (67.0,70.6) | (72.3,76.5) | (77.7,81.5)* | (75.6,78.4)* | |
Infrequent fruit consumed after school (some days or never) | 63.1 | 61.2 | 64.7 | 63.2 | 67.8 | 65.7 | 59.9 | 62.3 | 61.2 |
(61.9,64.3) | (59.5,63.0) | (63.1,66.4)* | (60.4,66.0) | (65.3,70.3)* | (63.9,67.6) | (57.6,62.3) | (60.1,64.6) | (59.5,62.8)* | |
Unavailability of fruit at home after school (some days or never) | 31.5 | 32.5 | 30.6 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 26.9 | 22.9 | 24.8 |
(30.2,32.7) | (30.7,34.3) | (28.9,32.3) | 36.8,42.5) | (36.4,41.6) | (37.4,41.2) | (24.5,29.2) | (20.7,25.0)* | (23.2,26.4)* | |
Sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Frequent SSB consumers (4–5 days in the 5 school days) | 89.8 (89.1,90.6) | 90.9 (89.8,91.9) | 88.9 (87.8,90.0)* | 89.3 (87.5,91.1) | 89.2 (87.5,90.8) | 89.2 (88.0,90.4) | 92.0 (90.7,93.3) | 88.6 (87.1,90.1)* | 90.3 (89.3,91.2) |
High consumption of SSB (≥ 2 glasses on the last school day) | 70.2 | 74.6 | 66.2 | 77.0 | 70.0 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 63.2 | 68.1 |
(69.1,71.4) | (73.0,76.2) | (64.6,67.9)* | (74.5,79.4) | (67.6,72.4)* | (71.4,74.9) | (71.0,75.2) | (61.0,65.5)* | (66.5,69.6)* | |
Frequent availability of soft drink at home after school (every day or almost every day) | 33.7 | 34.2 | 33.2 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 44.7 | 43.6 | 44.2 |
(32.4,35.0) | (32.3,36.0) | (31.4,35.0) | (18.6,23.5) | (19.8,24.3) | (19.9,23.2) | (42.1,47.4) | (41.0,46.2) | (42.3,46.0)* | |
Takeaways | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Frequent food from takeaways (usually more than once a week) | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
(12.3,14.0) | (11.9,14.3) | (12.1,14.4) | (12.7,16.8) | (15.0,18.9) | (14.5,17.4) | (10.5,13.6) | (9.0,11.8) | (10.2,12.2)* | |
Frequent takeaways for dinner (more than once a week) | 33.0 | 33.5 | 32.5 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 31.1 | 28.6 | 29.8 |
(31.7,34.3) | (31.7,35.3) | (30.8,34.3) | (33.7,39.3) | (34.2,39.4) | (34.8,38.6) | (28.7,33.5) | (26.3,31.0) | (28.2,31.5)* | |
Snacks | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Frequent buying of snacks after school ( 4–5 days in the last 5 school days) | 22.8 | 20.0 | 25.2 | 23.4 | 29.5 | 26.7 | 17.7 | 21.9 | 19.9 |
(21.7,23.8) | (18.5,21.5) | (23.7,26.8)* | (20.9,25.8) | (27.1,31.9)* | (25.0,28.4) | (15.9,19.6) | (20.0,23.9)* | (18.6,21.2)* | |
Frequent snacks consumer (usually after school) | 38.3 | 38.7 | 37.8 | 41.2 | 40.3 | 40.7 | 37.1 | 35.8 | 36.5 |
(37.0, 39.5) | (37.0,40.5) | (36.1,39.5) | (38.4,44.1) | (37.8,42.9) | (38.8,42.7) | (34.8,39.4) | (33.6,38.1) | (34.9,38.1)* | |
Frequent availability of snacks at home (every day or most days) | 50.3 | 51.9 | 48.9 | 52.0 | 50.7 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 47.2 | 49.4 |
(49.0,51.7) | (50.0,53.8) | (47.1,50.7)* | (49.1,55.0) | (48.1,53.4) | (49.4,53.3) | (49.2,54.4) | (44.6,49.7)* | (47.6,51.2) | |
Frequent fried foods consumed after school (every day or most days) | 12.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
(11.7,13.4) | (10.6,13.0) | (12.1,14.5) | (8.4,12.0) | (12.2,15.8)* | (11.0,13.5) | (11.3,14.5) | (11.2, 14.3) | (11.7,13.9) | |
Frequent chocolate/sweets consumed after school (every day or most days) | 26.2 | 20.7 | 31.2 | 17.8 | 28.5 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 33.3 | 28.2 |
(25.1,27.4) | (19.2,22.2) | (29.6,32.8)* | (15.6,20.1) | (26.1,30.9)* | (22.0,25.3) | (20.7,24.8) | (31.1,35.6)* | (26.6,29.7)* | |
Frequent availability of confectionery at home (every day or most days) | 29.1 | 27.4 | 30.7 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 18.9 | 35.3 | 40.5 | 38.0 |
(27.9,30.3) | (25.6,29.1) | (29.0,32.4)* | (15.2,19.7) | (17.9,22.2) | (17.3,20.4) | (32.8,37.9) | (38.0,43.0)* | (36.2,39.7)* |