Table 2 Prevalence of eating behaviors in Japanese adults
Variables | Groupa | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 3137 | n = 1580 | n = 1557 | P value | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
About eating behavior | ||||||||
Taking care of one’s diet for health | Very often, often, sometimes | 2306 | 73.5 | 1066 | 67.5 | 1240 | 79.6 | <0.001*** |
Taking care of one’s diet for health (Do you normally concern yourself with nutrition and meals for your own health?) | Rarely, almost never, never | 831 | 26.5 | 514 | 32.5 | 317 | 20.4 | |
Behavior about the meal | ||||||||
Eating vegetables | Very often, often | 1453 | 46.3 | 631 | 39.9 | 822 | 52.8 | <0.001*** |
Eating vegetables (Do you eat ample amounts of vegetables [5 small dishes/day, or about 350 g]?) | Not much, never | 1684 | 53.7 | 949 | 60.1 | 735 | 47.2 | |
Frequency of eating breakfast | Every day | 2132 | 68.0 | 972 | 61.5 | 1160 | 74.5 | <0.001*** |
Frequency of eating breakfast (How often do you usually eat breakfast?) | 4 or 5 days/week, 2 or 3 days/week, 1 day/week, never | 1005 | 32.0 | 608 | 38.5 | 397 | 25.5 | |
Frequency of family breakfasts | Every day | 906 | 28.9 | 351 | 22.2 | 555 | 35.6 | <0.001*** |
Frequency of family breakfasts (How often do you usually eat breakfast with all the members of your family each week?) | 4 or 5 days/week, 2 or 3 days/week, 1 day/week, never | 2231 | 71.1 | 1229 | 77.8 | 1002 | 64.4 | |
Frequency of family dinners | Every day | 1374 | 43.8 | 530 | 33.5 | 844 | 54.2 | <0.001*** |
Frequency of family dinners (How often do you usually eat dinner with all the members of your family each week? | 4 or 5 days/week, 2 or 3 days/week, 1 day/week, never | 1763 | 56.2 | 1050 | 66.5 | 713 | 45.8 | |
Meal information exchange/utilization | ||||||||
Using the information on nutrition labels | Very often, often | 1453 | 46.3 | 600 | 38.0 | 853 | 54.8 | <0.001*** |
Using the information on nutrition labels (Do you use the information on nutrition labels or calorie information on store displays and menus? | Not much, never | 1684 | 53.7 | 980 | 62.0 | 704 | 45.2 | |
Conversations with family or friends during meals | Very often, often | 1326 | 42.3 | 532 | 33.7 | 794 | 51.0 | <0.001*** |
Conversations with family or friends during meals (Do you talk to your family and friends about meals, cooking, or nutrition?) | Not much, never | 1811 | 57.7 | 1048 | 66.3 | 763 | 49.0 | |