Table 4.

Frequency of dietary goitrogens consumption among participating children, South Kordofan, 2021

Characteristic	n			Presence of goitre				P-value*
		Overall, n 575†		No, n 329†		Yes, n 246†
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Dietary goitrogens
Sorghum	575							0·3
Once per day		354	61·6	198	60·2	156	63·4
1–3 times per week		189	32·9	107	32·5	82	33·3
Once per month		16	2·8	13	4·0	3	1·2
Rarely		11	1·9	7	2·1	4	1·6
Never		5	0·9	4	1·2	1	0·4
Millet	575							0·2
Once per day		11	1·9	5	1·5	6	2·4
1–3 times per week		80	13·9	40	12·2	40	16·3
Once per month		64	11·1	41	12·5	23	9·3
Rarely		176	30·6	94	28·6	82	33·3
Never		244	42·4	149	45·3	95	38·6
Cassava	575							0·8
Once per day		5	0·9	3	0·9	2	0·8
1–3 times per week		24	4·2	12	3·6	12	4·9
Once per month		25	4·3	14	4·3	11	4·5
Rarely		56	9·7	36	10·9	20	8·1
Never		465	80·9	264	80·2	201	81·7
Onion	575							0·05
Once per day		524	91·1	290	88·1	234	95·1
1–3 times per week		36	6·3	28	8·5	8	3·3
Once per month		4	0·7	3	0·9	1	0·4
Rarely		5	0·9	4	1·2	1	0·4
Never		6	1·0	4	1·2	2	0·8
Maize	575							0·021
Once per day		108	18·8	57	17·3	51	20·7
1–3 times per week		103	17·9	61	18·5	42	17·1
Once per month		39	6·8	27	8·2	12	4·9
Rarely		297	51·7	161	48·9	136	55·3
Never		28	4·9	23	7·0	5	2·0
Sweet potato	575							<0·001
Once per day		7	1·2	2	0·6	5	2·0
1–3 times per week		285	49·6	141	42·9	144	58·5
Once per month		107	18·6	74	22·5	33	13·4
Rarely		101	17·6	67	20·4	34	13·8
Never		75	13·0	45	13·7	30	12·2
Lima beans	575							0·5
Once per day		9	1·6	5	1·5	4	1·6
1–3 times per week		195	33·9	105	31·9	90	36·6
Once per month		117	20·3	64	19·5	53	21·5
Rarely		115	20·0	67	20·4	48	19·5
Never		139	24·2	88	26·7	51	20·7
Pumpkin	575							0·5
Once per day		14	2·4	8	2·4	6	2·4
1–3 times per week		58	10·1	31	9·4	27	11·0
Once per month		36	6·3	24	7·3	12	4·9
Rarely		375	65·2	208	63·2	167	67·9
Never		92	16·0	58	17·6	34	13·8

^*Pearson’s χ ² test; Fisher’s exact test.

^†n (%).

Boldface was used for the statistically significant P-values.