Table 5.
Comparison between socio-demographic characteristics and scores for NCD-protective foods, food group diversity, and WHO-recommended five food groups.
| Variable | NCD-protective food scores | P-value | NCD-risk scores | P-value | FGD Score | P-value | all-5 food group scores | P-value | GDR | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.959 | 0.130 | 0.904 | 0.972 | 0.187 | |||||
| Female | 417.12 | 406.37 | 416.60 | 417.26 | 427.28 | |||||
| Male | 417.98 | 431.32 | 418.61 | 417.80 | 405.35 | |||||
| Ethnicity | < 0.001 | 0.240 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||
| Mole-Dagbani | 445.56 | 426.76 | 439.89 | 439.86 | 438.26 | |||||
| Akan/Ewe/Gas | 276.42 | 387.36 | 315.48 | 313.79 | 325.38 | |||||
| Others | 442.99 | 431.87 | 426.51 | 430.90 | 425.00 | |||||
| Educational level | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| No education | 462.47 | 385.55 | 0.014 | 446.47 | < 0.001 | 428.16 | < 0.001 | 479.54 | ||
| Primary | 503.77 | 447.55 | 480.66 | 455.57 | 472.19 | |||||
| Middle/JHS | 493.74 | 466.58 | 489.16 | 491.47 | 436.87 | |||||
| Secondary | 472.75 | 458.58 | 458.61 | 474.37 | 447.82 | |||||
| Tertiary | 359.09 | 405.71 | 374.69 | 378.26 | 380.05 | |||||
| Marital status | < 0.001 | 0.004 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | |||||
| Married/cohabiting/living with a partner | 473.44 | 438.64 | 461.18 | 449.14 | 446.69 | |||||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 409.38 | 302.96 | 373.81 | 412.79 | 478.01 | |||||
| Never married/single | 364.16 | 411.18 | 380.56 | 390.17 | 387.09 | |||||
| Employment status | < 0.001 | 0.399 | 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.197 | |||||
| Employed | 439.01 | 417.80 | 433.75 | 427.76 | 420.65 | |||||
| Unemployed | 367.86 | 403.58 | 376.72 | 386.80 | 398.77 | |||||