Table 5.
Median (and interquartile range (IQR)) dietary diversity score, food security score and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as a function of season among pregnant women (n 288) from twelve villages in rural northern Bangladesh, February 2013–February 2015
| Season | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Monsoon | Autumn | Late autumn | Winter | Spring | |||||||
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
| WDDS | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| HFIAS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5·5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4·5 |
| MUAC | 24·00 | 3·80 | 22·85 | 3·00 | 24·50 | 3·20 | 23·25 | 2·50 | 24·00 | 3·00 | 22·15 | 2·60 |
WDDS, woman’s dietary diversity score; HFIAS, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale.