Table 4.
Comparison of mean frequency of consumption of vitamin A rich foods (days/week) in the five wealth quintiles of study participants, Damot Sore (N=104)
| Mean frequency of intake days per week | ||||||
| Wealth quintiles | ||||||
| Variables | First (lowest) | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth (highest) |
p-value |
| Animal source foods | 1.56±0.36b | 2.5±0.43b | 3.0±0.41*a | 3.10±0.43a | 3.64±0.60 | 0.003 |
| Plant source foods | 1.96±0.37 | 3.18±0.68 | 3.78±0.52 | 2.77±0.37 | 3.28±0.52 | 0.082 |
| Education | ||||||
| No formal education | Formal education | p-value | ||||
| Animal source foods | 2.47 ± 0.27 | 3.74 ± 0.41 | 0.011 | |||
| Plant source foods | 2.57 ± 0.25 | 3.5 ± 0.38 | 0.047 | |||
ab
LSD( least significant difference test) across row
*
outlier removed