Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Barriers to Their Consumption among University Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 2

Median and interquartile ranges of intake of fruits and vegetables (cups/day) among the total population (N = 300) and according to gender.

Daily intake (categories)	Total (n = 300)	Males (n = 151)	Females (n = 149)	values
Fruit juice	0.21 (0.07–0.50)	0.21 (0.07–1.00)	0.11 (0.03–0.50)	0.002
Fruit units	0.05 (0.017–0.25)	0.05 (0.02–0.25)	0.05 (0.00–0.25)	0.733
Fruit cups	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	0.00 (0.00–0.00)	0.977
Leafy greens/salad	0.20 (0.05–0.39)	0.13 (0.05–0.25)	0.21 (0.03–0.50)	0.566
French-fried potatoes	0.16 (0.04–0.39)	0.25 (0.05–0.50)	0.11 (0.03–0.39)	0.133
Potatoes (baked, boiled, or mashed)	0.16 (0.05–0.59)	0.16 (0.05–0.59)	0.16 (0.03–0.59)	0.986
Cooked dried beans	0.05 (0.02–0.19)	0.05 (0.02–0.21)	0.05 (0.01–0.16)	0.118
Other vegetables	0.16 (0.05–0.50)	0.16 (0.05–0.38)	0.16 (0.05–0.75)	0.894
Tomato sauce	0.11 (0.02–0.25)	0.11 (0.02–0.25)	0.11 (0.02–0.29)	0.916
Vegetable soup	0.07 (0.00–0.21)	0.07 (0.02–0.24)	0.06 (0.00–0.21)	0.135
Total vegs and fruits (with fries)	2.08 (1.16–3.51)	2.06 (1.16–3.28)	2.06 (1.11–3.69)	1.00
Vegs and fruits (without fries)	1.76 (0.97–2.97)	1.74 (1.01–2.76)	1.79 (0.88–2.99)	1.00
Total veg (all listed)	1.61 (0.80–2.97)	1.49 (0.76–2.93)	1.67 (0.84–3.08)	0.678
Vegs (without the beans)	1.44 (0.75–2.73)	1.49 (0.75–2.93)	1.67 (0.76–2.98)	0.248
Vegs (without fries)	1.22 (0.60–2.21)	1.00 (0.60–2.21)	1.35 (0.59–2.36)	0.065
Vegs (without potatoes)	0.85 (0.37–1.57)	0.77 (0.39–1.50)	0.97 (0.32–1.59)	0.356
% potato fries of the total veg	14.27 (3.85–29.80)	16.22 (4.92–33.28)	8.82 (1.99–23.54)	0.011
Total fruit	0.41 (0.17–1.01)	0.50 (0.17–1.21)	0.32 (0.10–0.75)	0.204
Total fruit (no juice)	0.11 (0.02–0.25)	0.11 (0.02–0.25)	0.11 (0.02–0.25)	0.918
% juice of fruit	67.63 (34.45–92.61)	79.70 (45.10–92.66)	64.17 (21.86–90.33)	0.076

Independent samples Mann–Whitney U test, . Veg: vegetables.