Table 3.

Correlations among maternal dietary intake and nutritional status with fetal growth indices

Characteristic	1Adj Hb (N = 814)		MUAC (N = 814)		SFH –Z (N = 737)
	Correlation coeff	P-value	Correlation coeff	P-value	Correlation coeff	P-value
MUAC (N = 814)	0.077	0.029	-	-
SFH –Z (N = 737)	− 0.064	0.080	0.041	0.265	-	-
Total WDDS	0.029	0.416	− 0.021	0.548	0.042	0.244
Variety within food groups (N = 706):
Starchy staples	− 0.056	0.139	− 0.087	0.021	0.015	0.686
Dark-green leafy vegetables	0.047	0.216	0.018	0.632	0.044	0.248
Other vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables1	0.024	0.524	− 0.042	0.270	0.012	0.744
Other fruits and vegetables	0.069	0.065	0.032	0.391	− 0.010	0.800
Organ meats	− 0.022	0.567	− 0.036	0.345	0.027	0.481
Meats and fish	− 0.058	0.125	− 0.057	0.128	0.015	0.686
Eggs	− 0.013	0.726	− 0.025	0.507	0.003	0.928
Legumes/pulses, nuts, and seeds	0.100	0.008	0.012	0.749	0.035	0.353
Milk and other milk products	− 0.008	0.842	0.003	0.942	0.080	0.034

N = Reflects the total participants included in particular analysis. ^1a Included only those with MUAC and Hb data. ^1bIncludes only women 16 wGA for whom SFH-Z scores were calculated. ^1cIncludes those with complete dietary diversity data

²The category of Bio-fortified foods and orange-fleshed fruits and vegetables was not included because no one selected foods from group