Questions | Levels | Total (%) | Japan (%) | Korea (%) | p values |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you take your meals regularly | always regular | 120 (45.3) | 74 (59.7) | 46 (32.6) | ** |
irregular | 145 (54.7) | 50 (40.3) | 95 (67.4) | ||
Do you always take breakfast | daily | 149 (56.2) | 98 (79.0) | 51 (36.2) | ** |
three or four times per week | 22 (8.3) | 3 (2.4) | 19 (13.5) | ||
once or twice per week | 37 (14.0) | 12 (9.7) | 25 (17.7) | ||
rarely | 57 (21.5) | 11 (8.9) | 46 (32.6) | ||
How many times do you eat meals except snacks | one time | 19 (7.3) | 5 (4.1) | 14 (9.9) | ** |
two times | 100 (38.2) | 17 (14.0) | 83 (58.9) | ||
three times | 141 (53.8) | 98 (81.0) | 43 (30.5) | ||
four times | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | ||
How often do you take snacks apart from regular meals | daily | 92 (34.7) | 41 (33.1) | 51 (36.2) | n.s |
three or four times per week | 70 (26.4) | 28 (22.6) | 42 (29.8) | ||
once or twice per week | 64 (24.2) | 34 (27.4) | 30 (21.3) | ||
rarely | 39 (14.7) | 21 (16.9) | 18 (12.8) | ||
How often do you eat green, red or yellow colored vegetables | daily | 126 (48.1) | 70 (56.5) | 56 (40.3) | * |
three or four times per week | 46 (17.6) | 18 (14.5) | 28 (20.1) | ||
once or twice per week | 76 (29.0) | 30 (24.2) | 46 (33.1) | ||
rarely | 14 (5.3) | 5 (4.0) | 9 (6.5) | ||
How often do you eat fruits | daily | 62 (23.6) | 18 (14.5) | 44 (31.7) | ** |
three or four times per week | 85 (32.3) | 44 (35.5) | 41 (29.5) | ||
once or twice per week | 62 (23.6) | 21 (16.9) | 41 (29.5) | ||
rarely | 54 (20.5) | 41 (33.1) | 13 (9.4) | ||
How often do you eat fried food | daily | 12 (4.6) | 9 (7.3) | 3 (2.2) | n.s |
three or four times per week | 137 (52.1) | 67 (54.0) | 70 (50.4) | ||
once or twice per week | 47 (17.9) | 29 (23.4) | 18 (12.9) | ||
rarely | 67 (25.5) | 19 (15.3) | 48 (34.5) | ||
How often do you take alcohol | daily | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | ** |
two or three times per week | 63 (24.2) | 18 (14.5) | 45 (33.1) | ||
rarely | 195 (75.0) | 105 (84.7) | 90 (66.2) | ||
How often do you eat with friends and family | daily | 183 (69.8) | 91 (74.0) | 92 (66.2) | n.s |
three or four times per week | 29 (11.1) | 14 (11.4) | 15 (10.8) | ||
once or twice per week | 31 (11.8) | 5 (4.1) | 26 (18.7) | ||
always alone | 19 (7.3) | 13 (10.6) | 6 (4.3) | ||
Please state your smoking history | current smoker | 37 (14.2) | 24 19.8 | 13 9.4 | ** |
never smoke | 223 (85.8) | 97 80.2 | 126 90.6 | ||
What type of food do you think you should eat to have a balanced nutrition | mainly meat | 2 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | n.s |
mainly vegetable | 46 (18.0) | 21 (9.1) | 25 (18.0) | ||
meat, vegetable and other variety of food | 181 (70.7) | 78 (87.8) | 103 (74.1) | ||
others | 27 (10.5) | 17 (1.7) | 10 (7.2) |