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Table 8 Percentage of individuals who eat foods from each food group by level of home-prepared food

From: Comparison of individuals with low versus high consumption of home-prepared food in a group with universally high dietary quality: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK National Diet & Nutrition Survey (2008–2016)

Food group

High DASH

OR (95% CI)a

p-value

High home preparation

Low home preparation

All

Reduced fat milk

83.9

94.5

88.1

2.7 (1.5, 4.7)

< 0.01

Whole milk

20.3

8.9

15.7

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

< 0.01

Other milk and cream

42.9

32.4

38.7

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

< 0.01

Yogurt, fromage frais and dairy desserts

56.1

65.9

60.0

1.5 (1.1, 2.0)

0.02

Butter

23.1

30.0

25.8

1.6 (1.1, 2.2)

0.02

Reduced fat spread

53.2

65.6

58.2

1.6 (1.1, 2.2)

< 0.01

PUFA margarines and oils

12.1

8.0

10.5

0.7 (0.4, 1.3)

0.28

Other margarine, fats and oils

31.0

23.9

28.1

0.7 (0.5, 1.0)

0.08

Cheese

66.1

75.4

69.8

1.4 (1.0, 2.0)

0.06

Eggs and egg dishes

71.2

55.6

65.0

0.5 (0.3, 0.7)

< 0.01

Brown bread

79.9

85.0

82.0

1.4 (1.0, 2.2)

0.08

White bread

59.8

65.8

62.2

1.3 (1.0, 1.8)

0.09

Other bread

6.4

11.0

8.2

2.1 (1.1, 3.7)

0.02

High fibre breakfast cereals

56.3

71.1

62.2

1.7 (1.2, 2.3)

< 0.01

Other breakfast cereals

23.1

30.0

25.8

1.6 (1.1, 2.2)

0.02

Pasta, rice and other cereals

45.9

48.5

46.9

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

0.26

Nuts and seeds

48.7

45.0

47.2

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

0.44

Salad and other raw vegetables

93.4

91.9

92.8

0.8 (0.5, 1.5)

0.55

Vegetables not raw

100.0

98.0

99.2

N/A

 

Fruit

98.2

98.2

98.2

0.8 (0.3, 2.4)

0.70

Fruit juice

51.9

53.1

52.4

1.2 (0.8, 1.6)

0.36

Smoothies 100% fruit and/or juice

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.4 (0.4, 4.7)

0.56

Biscuits, chocolate and candy

74.8

84.0

78.3

1.7 (1.2, 2.6)

< 0.01

Ice cream

16.9

27.0

21.0

1.8 (1.2, 2.6)

< 0.01

Puddings

22.1

20.8

21.6

0.8 (0.6, 1.2)

0.37

Buns, cakes, pastries and fruit pies

47.2

64.1

53.9

1.9 (1.3, 2.6)

< 0.01

Sugars, preserves and sweet spreads

75.8

70.5

73.7

0.8 (0.6, 1.2)

0.25

Crisps and savoury snacks

29.4

39.4

33.4

1.6 (1.2, 2.2)

< 0.01

Oily fish

42.9

36.8

40.5

0.6 (0.5, 0.9)

0.01

White fish breaded or fried

14.8

20.6

17.1

1.4 (1.0, 2.1)

0.07

Other fish dishes (incl. White fish and shellfish)

46.2

46.8

46.4

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

0.65

Bacon and ham

3.8

6.0

4.7

2.2 (1.1, 4.4)

0.03

Pork and dishes

13.9

24.4

18.1

1.8 (1.2, 2.6)

< 0.01

Sausages

18.7

19.4

19.0

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

0.78

Beef, veal and dishes

43.8

33.2

39.5

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

< 0.01

Lamb and dishes

16.4

11.4

14.4

0.7 (0.5, 1.1)

0.17

Liver and dishes

6.4

7.7

6.9

1.1 (0.6, 2.1)

0.77

Chicken and turkey dishes

66.1

62.2

64.5

0.8 (0.6, 1.2)

0.31

Coated chicken

3.8

6.0

4.7

2.2 (1.1, 4.4)

0.03

Burgers and kebabs

4.7

4.9

4.8

1.0 (0.4, 2.1)

0.90

Meat pies and pastries

5.9

14.3

9.3

2.4 (1.4, 4.1)

< 0.01

Other meat and meat products

45.9

48.5

46.9

0.8 (0.6, 1.1)

0.26

Chips, roasted and fried potatoes

42.7

49.9

45.6

1.3 (0.9, 1.7)

0.14

Other potato dishes

76.4

84.6

79.7

1.4 (0.9, 2.2)

0.13

Artificial sweeteners

11.1

15.6

12.9

1.4 (0.9, 2.1)

0.14

Dietary supplements

36.8

40.7

38.4

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

0.67

Tea, coffee and water

100.0

99.5

99.8

N/A

 

Soft drinks low calorie

24.5

33.4

28.0

1.6 (1.1, 2.4)

0.01

Soft drinks not low calorie

24.0

38.1

29.6

2.0 (1.4, 2.9)

< 0.01

Beer, lager, cider and perry

22.0

27.5

24.2

1.2 (0.8, 1.8)

0.27

Wine

43.0

43.6

43.2

0.8 (0.6, 1.2)

0.32

Spirits and liqueurs

9.3

16.0

12.0

1.5 (0.9, 2.5)

0.13

Miscellaneous

98.2

94.2

96.6

0.3 (0.1, 0.7)

< 0.01

  1. aAdjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, children, education, income and occupation
  2. Note: Italics indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)