Table 3.
Mean (sd) and median energy (interquartile (IQR) range) intake in the current diet of women of reproductive age by socio-demographics based on a 2-d 24HDR
| n 494 | n | Energy (kcal) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | Median | IQR | P-value* | ||
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| 15–25 | 126 | 2857 | 985 | 2703 | 1385 | <0·001 |
| 26–35 | 200 | 2743 | 1009 | 2602 | 1401 | |
| 36–49 | 162 | 2448 | 882 | 2341 | 1206 | |
| Women’s level of education | ||||||
| No education | 253 | 2732 | 979 | 2632 | 1312 | |
| Primary | 153 | 2690 | 956 | 2569 | 1338 | 0·169 |
| Secondary | 68 | 2499 | 1048 | 2428 | 1167 | |
| College and above | 14 | 2315 | 573 | 2370 | 573 | |
| HH family size | ||||||
| ≤3 | 87 | 2781 | 990 | 2597 | 1233 | 0·205 |
| 4–5 | 155 | 2567 | 959 | 2480 | 1463 | |
| ≥6 | 246 | 2705 | 977 | 2598 | 1265 | |
| HH food insecurity | ||||||
| Secure | 131 | 2801 | 972 | 2632 | 1316 | 0·009 |
| Mild insecure | 133 | 2820 | 955 | 2692 | 1071 | |
| Moderate insecure | 116 | 2542 | 979 | 2481 | 957 | |
| Sever insecure | 108 | 2484 | 960 | 2278 | 2127 | |
| Religion | ||||||
| Orthodox | 350 | 2786 | 986 | 2632 | 1247 | <0·001 |
| Muslim | 58 | 2437 | 963 | 2030 | 1186 | |
| Protestant | 69 | 2222 | 725 | 2367 | 1191 | |
| Other | 11 | 3003 | 1167 | 2958 | 1547 | |
P-values are based on one-way ANOVA to determine the mean difference between categories within groups.