Table 2.
Proportion of women reporting consumption of PDQS food groups in rural Tanzania.
| Healthy foods | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 serving/wk | 2–3 servings/wk | ≥4 servings/wk | |
| Servings and points | (0 points) | (1 point) | (2 points) |
| Cruciferous vegetables | 706 (81.3) | 133 (15.3) | 29 (3.3) |
| Dark leafy green vegetables | 137 (15.8) | 190 (21.9) | 541 (62.3) |
| Eggs | 839 (96.7) | 26 (3.0) | 3 (0.4) |
| Fish | 5 (0.6) | 87 (10.0) | 776 (89.4) |
| Legumes | 46 (5.3) | 114 (13.1) | 708 (81.6) |
| Liquid vegetable oilsd | 870 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Low-fat dairyd | 870 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Nuts | 793 (91.4) | 61 (7.0) | 14 (1.6) |
| Other vegetables | 5 (0.6) | 20 (2.3) | 853 (97.1) |
| Other vitamin A-rich vegetables (incl. carrots) | 469 (54.0) | 208 (24.0) | 191 (22.0) |
| Other whole fruits | 397 (45.7) | 244 (28.1) | 227 (26.2) |
| Poultry | 818 (94.2) | 40 (4.6) | 10 (1.2) |
| Whole citrus fruits | 324 (37.3) | 295 (34.0) | 249 (28.7) |
| Whole grains | 532 (61.3) | 209 (24.1) | 127 (14.6) |
| Unhealthy foods | |||
| 0–1 serving/wk | 2–3 servings/wk | ≥4 servings/wk | |
| Servings and points | (2 points) | (1 point) | (0 points) |
| Desserts and ice creama | 190 (21.9) | 307 (35.4) | 371 (42.7) |
| Fried foods away from home | 830 (95.6) | 33 (3.8) | 5 (0.6) |
| Potatoesb | 29 (3.3) | 121 (13.9) | 718 (82.7) |
| Processed meatsd | 870 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Red meats | 777 (89.5) | 83 (9.6) | 8 (0.9) |
| Refined grains, baked goodsc | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 868 (100) |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | 566 (65.2) | 193 (22.2) | 109 (12.6) |
*p < 0.05,
**p < 0.01,
***p < 0.001, wk, week. Values are mean ± SD, median [IQR], or frequency (percent); PDQS, Prime Diet Quality Score.
a
The desserts and ice cream group includes cakes, doughnuts, rice cake, honey, and ice cream.
b
A roots and tubers group was used in place of a “potatoes” group in the original score. This category includes potatoes, sweet potatoes, and taro.
c
Maize flour-based products are classified as refined grains.
d
Processed meat intake, low-fat dairy, liquid vegetable oil, and were not measured in the study, therefore all women were assigned low intake for these groups, that is 2 points for processed meats and 0 points for the others.