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Table 3 Nutrition-related behavior of food bank clients at the three locations (n = 276)

From: An explorative cross-sectional study examining self-reported health and nutritional status of disadvantaged people using food banks in Germany

Nutrition-related behavior variables

B (n = 94)

LB (n = 64)

FD (n = 114)

Sample Population (n = 276)

p- value

Fruit consumption

    

0.000

Daily

38.1

71.4

48.2

50.0

 

Weekly (more than once per week)

26.8

27.0

32.1

29.0

without LB: 0.028

Monthly (less than once per week)

32.0

1.6

18.8

19.5

Never

3.1

0.0

0.9

1.5

 

Consumption raw vegetables b)

    

.000

Daily

20.6

66.7

26.5

33.7

 

Weekly (more than once per week)

26.8

31.7

47.8

36.6

without LB: 0.001

Monthly (less than once per week)

48.5

1.6

24.8

27.8

Never

4.1

0.0

0.09

1.8

 

Consumption cooked vegetables b)

    

.000

Daily

21.4

66.7

14.2

28.8

without LB: 0.807

Weekly (more than once per week)

43.9

31.7

54.9

45.6

Monthly (less than once per week)

31.6

1.6

28.3

23.4

 

Never

3.1

0.0

2.7

2.2

 

Meat consumption c)

    

0.567

Daily

/

28.6

32.7

31.2

 

Weekly (more than once per week)

 

60.3

43.6

49.7

 

Monthly (less than once per week)

 

7.9

20.9

16.2

 

Never

 

3.2

2.7

2.9

 

Consumption of convenience products

    

0.133

Daily

3.1

4.9

6.7

4.6

without LB: 0.039

Weekly (more than once per week)

9.3

26.2

7.6

12.5

Monthly (less than once per week)

59.8

37.7

69.5

58.6

 

Never

28.9

31.1

16.2

24.3

 

Consumption freshly cooked a)

    

0.009

Daily

37.8

 

54.5

46.7

 

Weekly (more than once per week)

36.7

 

31.2

33.8

 

Monthly (less than once per week)

24.5

 

13.4

18.6

 

Never

1.0

 

0.9

1.0

 

Buying additional food in stores a)

     

Fruit

52.0

 

51.8

51.9

0.971

Vegetables

52.0

 

50.0

51.0

0.768

Bread, baked goods

50.0

 

34.8

41.9

0.026

Pasta, rise, potatoes

70.4

 

79.5

75.2

0.129

Meat, meat products and fish

75.5

 

87.5

81.9

0.024

Milk, milk products

80.6

 

77.7

79.0

0.602

Convenience products

29.6

 

35.7

32.9

0.346

Sweets

48.0

 

49.1

48.6

0.868

Beverages

73.5

 

81.2

77.6

0.177

  1. a) for Ludwigsburg no data available, b) Ludwigsburg asked only for vegetables in general (no distinction between between raw and cooked), c) for Berlin no data available
  2. B = Berlin , LB = Ludwigsburg , FD = Fulda