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Table 2 Consumption of food groups in schizophrenia patients and their controls separated by sex.1

From: Is dietary pattern of schizophrenia patients different from healthy subjects?

  

Male(n = 35)

Female(n = 25)

Food groups

Servings*

Patients

Controls

p value

Patients

Controls

p value

  

No

%

No

%

 

No

%

No

%

 

Milk

1–2/d

6

32

5

31

0.9

2

18

5

36

0.03

Vegetables

1–2/d

13

68

7

44

0.6

4

36

6

43

0.04

Fruits

3/d

10

53

12

75

0.3

7

64

14

100

0.1

Meats

1–2/d

1

5

6

38

0.02

2

18

7

50

0.08

Tuna fish

1–2/wk

5

26

7

44

0.2

3

27

4

29

0.9

Chicken

1–2/d

15

79

16

100

0.2

5

45

14

100

0.02

Eggs

1–2/d

15

79

12

75

0.3

5

45

10

71

0.3

Hydrogenated

           

Oils

3–5/d

16

83

13

37

0.03

7

64

11

79

0.3

Vegetables

           

Oils

3–5/d

10

53

15

94

0.001

5

45

11

79

0.08

Cream

1–2/d

8

42

1

6

0.005

2

18

0

0

0.2

Nuts

1–2/d

2

10

4

25

0.01

2

18

10

71

0.03

Carbonated

           

Drinks

1–2/d

4

21

3

19

0.08

4

36

0

0

0.006

Sausages

1–2/d

10

53

4

25

0.08

2

18

5

36

0.03

Chocolate

1–2/d

8

42

8

50

0.08

2

18

5

36

0.2

  1. 1- Data based on semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires.
  2. * Servings are presented based on Food Guide Pyramid and Mediterranean Pyramid