Table 2 Traditional and imported food intake (time(s) per month) of ACCEPT follow-up population by gender

Traditional food

13%^a

15%^a

Marine mammals

76 (75%)

9.17 (10.47)

6.0 (3.0–9.0)

51 (67.1%)

50 (66%)

9.04 (10.83)

5.8 (2.5–10.0)

32 (64.0%)

0.826

Seabirds

89 (88%)

0.89 (1.20)

0.5 (0.0–1.0)

2 (2.2%)

64 (84%)

1.01 (0.88)

1.0 (0.5–1.5)

1 (1.6%)

0.112

Greenlandic fish

93 (92%)

6.28 (6.54)

4.5 (3.0–7.5)

49 (52.7%)

67 (88%)

5.77 (4.46)

4.5 (3.0–7.0)

35 (52.2%)

0.946

Shellfish

98 (97%)

2.60 (2.55)

2.0 (1.0–3.5)

15 (15.3%)

72 (95%)

3.45 (4.19)

2.5 (1.3–4.0)

17 (23.6%)

0.202

Dried fish

96 (95%)

4.25 (7.05)

2.5 (1.5–4.9)

27 (28.1%)

72 (95%)

3.63 (3.84)

2.5 (1.5–4.5)

20 (27.8%)

0.679

Terrestrial animals

94 (93%)

4.81 (5.23)

3.5 (2.0–5.5)

31 (33.0%)

66 (87%)

7.24 (10.35)

4.0 (2.5–7.0)

32 (48.5%)

0.191

Berries

95 (94%)

2.39 (4.26)

1.0 (0.5–2.5)

18 (18.9%)

68 (90%)

1.67 (2.73)

0.5 (0.5–1.8)

9 (13.2%)

0.094

Imported food

87%^a

85%^a

Meat products

97 (96%)

19.18 (12.90)

17.0 (9.5–27.0)

95 (97.9%)

73 (96%)

17.92 (11.01)

14.5 (8.5–27.5)

70 (95.9%)

0.620

Carbohydrate foods

98 (97%)

37.09 (21.47)

39.0 (21.6–39.0)

95 (96.9%)

75 (99%)

35.70 (23.33)

30.3 (21.6–39.0)

74 (98.7%)

0.335

Sauce

100 (99%)

15.50 (10.71)

13.0 (4.3–30.4)

83 (83.0%)

76 (100%)

17.83 (12.72)

13.0 (4.3–30.4)

65 (88.2%)

0.312

Vegetables

101 (100%)

18.60 (12.39)

13.0 (13.0–30.4)

91 (90.1%)

76 (100%)

12.84 (11.45)

13.0 (4.3–13.0)

57 (75.0%)

0.001*

Fruits

99 (98%)

24.20 (18.06)

16.5 (13.0–33.4)

89 (89.9%)

73 (96%)

14.44 (15.1)

7.8 (4.3–17.8)

55 (75.3%)

< 0.001*

Fast food

98 (97%)

4.81 (5.47)

3.0 (1.5–6.0)

38 (38.8%)

73 (96%)

6.55 (6.76)

4.5 (2.5–7.5)

43 (58.9%)

0.005*

Sweets and Snacks

97 (96%)

34.56 (22.21)

32.5 (17.6–45.9)

95 (97.9%)

73 (96%)

32.78 (27.84)

22.9 (12.3–48.7)

72 (98.6%)

0.178