Question and options
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Underweight and normal weight
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Overweight
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Obese
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p-value
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1. Do you use full cream milk, 2% fat milk or fat-free milk at home?
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Full cream milk (n = 126, 75.9%)
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35
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27.8
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49
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38.9
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42
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33.3
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0.3604
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2% fat milk (n = 23, 13.8%)
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3
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13.0
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7
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30.4
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13
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56.6
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Fat-free milk (n = 10, 6.0%)
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3
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30.0
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5
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50.0
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2
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20.0
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I do not use milk (n = 7, 4.2%)
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1
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14.4
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3
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42.8
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3
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42.8
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2. How often do you eat foods cooked in margarine, butter, or oil?
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Never (n = 6, 3.6%)
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1
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16.7
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2
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33.3
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3
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50.0
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0.9496
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 58, 34.9%)
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13
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22.4
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21
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36.2
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24
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41.4
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 49, 29.5%)
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14
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28.6
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21
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42.8
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14
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28.6
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 20, 12.0%)
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6
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30.0
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7
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35.0
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7
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35.0
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At least once per day (n = 33, 19.9%)
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8
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24.2
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13
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39.4
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12
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36.4
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3. How often do you eat sausage, ham, salami, viennas, Russians, polony or bacon?
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Never (n = 14, 8.4%)
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6
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42.9
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5
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35.7
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3
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21.4
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0.3324
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 93, 56.0%)
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17
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18.3
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38
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40.9
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38
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40.9
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 36, 21.7%)
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13
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36.1
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12
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33.3
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11
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30.6
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 9, 5.4%)
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3
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33.3
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2
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22.2
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4
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44.4
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At least once per day (n = 14, 8.4%)
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3
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21.4
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7
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50.0
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4
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28.6
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4. How often do you use margarine or butter on bread or rolls?
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Never (n = 38, 22.9%)
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10
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26.3
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17
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44.7
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11
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28.9
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0.2557
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 39, 23.5%)
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6
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15.4
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20
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51.3
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13
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33.3
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 36, 21.7%)
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10
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27.8
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14
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38.9
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12
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33.3
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 21, 12.6%)
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8
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38.1
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5
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23.8
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8
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38.1
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At least once per day (n = 32, 19.3%)
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8
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25.0
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8
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25.0
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16
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50.0
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5. How often do you use cheese or cheese spread?
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Never (n = 32, 19.3%)
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10
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31.2
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10
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31.2
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12
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37.5
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0.1788
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 78, 47.0%)
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13
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16.7
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38
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48.7
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27
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34.6
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 37, 22.3%)
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14
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37.8
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11
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29.7
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12
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32.4
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 10, 6.0%)
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2
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20.0
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2
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20.0
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6
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60.0
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At least once per day (n = 9, 5.4%)
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3
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33.3
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3
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33.3
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3
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33.3
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6. How often do you eat “slap” chips or “vetkoek”?
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Never (n = 33, 19.9%)
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7
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21.2
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13
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39.4
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13
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39.4
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0.8709
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 107, 64.4%)
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27
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25.2
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43
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40.2
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37
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34.6
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 15, 9.0%)
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4
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26.7
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5
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33.3
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6
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40.0
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 3, 1.8%)
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2
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66.6
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0
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0
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1
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33.3
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At least once per day (n = 8, 4.8%)
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2
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25.0
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3
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37.5
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3
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37.5
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7. How often do you add margarine, butter or oil to vegetables when cooking?
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Never (n = 34, 20.5%)
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10
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29.4
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12
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35.3
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12
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35.3
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0.4521
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 70, 42.2%)
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15
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21.4
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29
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41.4
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26
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37.1
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 33, 19.9%)
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9
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27.3
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11
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33.3
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13
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39.4
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 15, 9.0%)
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5
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33.3
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3
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20.0
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7
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46.7
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At least once per day (n = 14, 8.4%)
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3
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21.4
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9
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64.3
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2
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14.3
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8. How often do you use mayonnaise, salad dressing or salad cream?
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Never (n = 34, 20.5%)
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9
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26.4
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14
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41.2
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11
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32.4
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0.6848
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 96, 57.8%)
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21
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21.8
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39
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40.6
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36
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37.5
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 25, 15.1%)
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8
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32.0
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7
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28.0
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10
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40.0
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 5, 3.0%)
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3
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60.0
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1
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20.0
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1
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20.0
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At least once per day (n = 6, 3.6%)
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1
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16.7
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3
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50.0
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2
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33.3
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9. How often do you use sauces or gravy on rice, samp, or pasta?
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Never (n = 21, 12.6%)
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4
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19.0
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8
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38.1
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9
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42.8
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0.4872
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 70, 42.2%)
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17
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24.3
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26
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37.1
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27
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58.7
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 46, 27.7%)
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11
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23.9
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20
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43.5
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15
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32.6
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 17, 10.2%)
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7
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41.2
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3
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17.6
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7
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41.2
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At least once per day (n = 12, 7.2%)
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3
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25.0
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7
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58.3
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2
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16.7
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10. When you eat meat or chicken do you cut the fat from the meat or take the skin off the chicken?
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Yes, I cut it off before cooking (n = 53, 32.0%)
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12
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22.6
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18
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34.0
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23
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43.4
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0.7301
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Yes, I cut it off after cooking (n = 41, 24.7%)
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12
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29.3
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16
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39.0
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13
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31.7
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No, I don’t remove it at all (n = 72, 43.4%)
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18
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25.0
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30
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41.7
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24
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33.3
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11. How many times a week do you use frying as a cooking method when preparing food?
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Never (n = 25, 15.1%)
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6
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24.0
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11
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44.0
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8
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32.0
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0.3406
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 88, 53.0%)
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21
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23.9
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37
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42.0
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30
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34.1
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 39, 23.5%)
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9
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23.1
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11
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28.2
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19
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48.7
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 9, 3.0%)
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5
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55.6
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2
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22.2
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2
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22.2
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At least once per day (n = 5, 3.0%)
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1
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20.0
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3
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60.0
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1
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20.0
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12. How many times a week do you use coffee creamers such as Ellis Brown or Cremora?
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Never (n = 116, 69.9%)
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25
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21.5
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46
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39.7
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45
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38.8
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0.4870
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 19, 11.4%)
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6
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31.6
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7
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36.8
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6
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31.6
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 14, 8.4%)
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6
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42.8
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3
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21.4
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5
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35.7
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 5, 3.0%)
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2
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40.0
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1
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20.0
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2
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40.0
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At least once per day (n = 12, 7.2%)
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3
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25.0
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7
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58.3
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2
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16.7
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13. How often do you eat baked products such as pies, cakes, muffins, rusks and cookies?
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Never (n = 27, 16.3%)
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4
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14.8
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14
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51.9
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9
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33.3
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0.2778
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1 – 2 times per week (n = 110, 66.3%)
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28
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25.4
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43
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39.1
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39
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35.5
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3 – 4 times per week (n = 20, 12.0%)
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5
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25.0
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5
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25.0
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10
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50.0
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5 – 6 times per week (n = 3, 1.8%)
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2
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66.7
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0
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0
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1
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33.3
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At least once per day (n = 6, 3.6%)
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3
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50.0
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2
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33.3
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1
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16.7
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