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Table 3. Access to food as reflected in nutrient adequacy ratios, food variety scores and dietary diversity scores^a from the 1999 National Food Consumption Survey, South Africa.

Parameter	Children aged 1–3 years (n = 795)		Children aged 4–6 years (n = 861)		Children aged 7–8 years (n = 544)		All children 1–8 years (n = 2 200)
Parameter	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Adequacy ratio^b	64.7	± 17.0	65.8	± 18.8	57.3	± 25.2	63.3	± 19.4
Food variety score^c	5.37	± 2.23	5.58	± 2.56	5.67	± 3.24	5.52	± 2.54
Dietary diversity score^d	3.51	± 1.18	3.60	± 1.41	3.64	± 1.74	3.58	± 1.37

SD, standard deviation.

^a On the Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project index.

^b Intake of each of 11 micronutrients (vitamins A, B6, B12 and C, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, calcium, iron and zinc) divided by the recommended intake for that nutrient using intakes for gender and age recommended by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization, multiplied by 100.⁹

^c Based on a total of 45 food items.

^d Based on a total of 9 food groups.

Source: adapted from reference ⁹.

Table 3. Access to food as reflected in nutrient adequacy ratios, food variety scores and dietary diversity scoresa from the 1999 National Food Consumption Survey, South Africa.

Table 3. Access to food as reflected in nutrient adequacy ratios, food variety scores and dietary diversity scores^a from the 1999 National Food Consumption Survey, South Africa.