Spinal pain and nutrition in adolescents - an exploratory cross-sectional study

Table 2 Broad food intakes in males and females (grams/day)

	Males		Females		Gender difference
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t, df	p
Non-alcoholic beverages*	1,185.2	622.1	1,164	585	0.6, 1420	0.521
Cereals and cereal products	260.75	109.5	219.81	91.73	7.6, 1420	<0.001
Cereal-based products	90.34	58.05	68.24	44.71	8.0, 1420	<0.001
Fats and oils	23.59	13.05	19.42	9.87	6.8, 1420	<0.001
Fish and seafood products	80.95	100.0	71.21	82.44	2.0, 1420	0.046
Fruit products	255.18	220.5	255.51	187.07	0.0, 1420	0.976
Egg products	17.65	16.60	15.33	15.48	2.7, 1420	0.006
Meat, poultry and game products	185.90	78.60	158.73	76.84	6.6, 1420	<0.001
Milk products	637.39	372.3	435.16	288.49	11.4, 1420	<0.001
Soups	18.99	21.80	23.88	28.68	-3.6, 1420	<0.001
Seed and nut products	2.17	5.66	2.18	6.08	0.0, 1420	0.966
Savoury sauces and condiments	12.13	11.80	10.85	12.13	2.0, 1420	0.044
Vegetable products	109.35	64.86	118.83	64.67	-2.8, 1420	0.006
Legume and pulse products	9.01	14.81	7.67	12.96	1.8, 1420	0.070
Snack foods	17.84	14.17	16.43	13.97	1.9, 1420	0.059
Sugar products	12.26	16.30	9.26	10.80	4.1, 1420	<0.001
Confectionery and health bars	45.10	35.42	46.25	41.61	-0.6, 1420	0.574
Special dietary foods	2.89	20.85	1.64	21.34	1.1, 1420	0.265
Miscellaneous	15.38	18.95	14.25	26.15	0.9, 1420	0.352

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