Table 7 Comparison of milk and dairy products, chocolate and nuts intake frequencies between cases and controls
Milk and dairy products | Frequencies | Cases(n = 44) | Controls(n = 44) | p value | Odds Ratio (OR) | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Milk | ≥Once a week | 38** (86.4) | 27 (61.4) | 0.008 | 3.988 | (1.391 - 11.434) |
0 - < Once a week | 6 (13.6) | 17 (38.6) |  |  |  | |
Yoghurt | ≥Once a week | 10 (22.7) | 8 (18.2) | 0.597 | 1.324 | (0.467 – 3.749) |
0 - < Once a week | 34 (77.3) | 36 (81.8) |  |  |  | |
Cheese | ≥Once a week | 10 (22.7) | 4 (9.1) | 0.080 | 2.941 | (0.846 – 10.229) |
0 - < Once a week | 34 (77.3) | 40 (90.9) |  |  |  | |
Ice cream | ≥Once a week | 25** (56.8) | 10 (22.7) | 0.001 | 4.474 | (1.777 – 11.266) |
0 - < Once a week | 19 (43.2) | 34 (77.3) |  |  |  | |
Chocolate | ≥Once a week | 9 (20.5) | 6 (13.6) | 0.395 | 1.629 | (0.526 – 5.044) |
|  | 0 - < Once a week | 35 (79.5) | 38 (86.4) |  |  |  |
Nuts | ≥ Once a week | 9 (20.5) | 5 (11.4) | 0.244 | 2.066 | (0.613 – 6.558) |
|  | 0- < Once a week | 35 (79.5) | 39 (88.6) |  |  |  |