Table 1 Average intake of foods among rural adolescent population by sex
Food-group (g/day) | Sex | Mean | SD | Percentiles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 50 | 75 | ||||
Cereals and millets | Boys | 456.7 | 195.6 | 315.8 | 445.5 | 584.0 |
| Â | Girls | 449.4 | 180.3 | 325.4 | 437.9 | 559.7 |
Pulses and legumes | Boys | 26.9 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 38.4 |
| Â | Girls | 28.2 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 20.7 | 41.4 |
Green leafy vegetables | Boys | 27.0 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.6 |
| Â | Girls | 29.6 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.5 |
Roots and tubers | Boys | 77.5 | 68.3 | 26.9 | 62.6 | 111.2 |
| Â | Girls | 72.3 | 65.4 | 20.0 | 61.1 | 103.5 |
Other vegetables | Boys | 70.5 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 55.3 | 106.5 |
| Â | Girls | 62.1 | 67.1 | 0.0 | 47.9 | 91.4 |
Nuts and oilseeds | Boys | 0.91 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Â | Girls | 1.1 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Condiments and spices | Boys | 5.9 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 6.6 |
Girls | 5.5 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 6.5 | |
Fruits | Boys | 13.1 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 |
| Â | Girls | 11.2 | 24.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
Fish and other sea-foods | Boys | 9.8 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Â | Girls | 10.1 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Meat and poultry | Boys | 5.0 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Â | Girls | 1.9 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Milk and milk products | Boys | 13.8 | 42.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Â | Girls | 12.8 | 37.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Fats and oils | Boys | 6.6 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| Â | Girls | 6.4 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
Sugar and jaggery | Boys | 11.1 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 |
| Â | Girls | 10.3 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.9 |