Table III.

Variation in monthly household food consumption across food insecurity levels

Food items	Overall mean±SD, (g/month)	HFIAS categories	Mean±SD	P value
Cereals	20962±2212	Secure	20462±1.921	<0.001
		Mild	21400±2570
		Moderate	21300±2524
		Severe	20232±220
Pulses	2304±451	Secure	2292±458	<0.001
		Mild	2320±469
		Moderate	2343±514
		Severe	2228±266
Oil	2287±489	Secure	2308±584	<0.001
		Mild	2280±533
		Moderate	2306±500
		Severe	2248±271
Vegetables	6330±962	Secure	6108±850	<0.001
		Mild	6475±1.209
		Moderate	6465±1.032
		Severe	6099±93.7
Fruits	3549±902	Secure	3462±969	0.01
		Mild	3590±1.006
		Moderate	3628±948
		Severe	3436±530
Meat	2630±1491	Secure	2477±1.582	0.07
		Mild	2730±1.638
		Moderate	2692±1.634
		Severe	2522±786

SD, standard deviation