Table 2.
Distribution of dietary diversity (DDS) and its relationship with anthropometric measures and economic situation
| Characteristics | Dietary Diversity Mean ±SD or N(%) |
Test value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥6 | <6 | |||
| BMI kg/m2 | 22.1±4.45 | 22.5±4.4 | χ2=0.3 | P=0.6 |
| <5th percentile | 29(85.3) | 5(14.7) | ||
| 5th – 85th percentile | 265(79.1) | 70(20.9) | ||
| 85th – 95th percentile | 73(76.8) | 22(23.2) | ||
| >95th percentile | 31(73.8) | 11(26.2) | ||
| Waist circumference(cm) | 69.6±8.7 | 70.7±8.5 | χ2=0.34 | P=0.55 |
| <80 | 351(79.1) | 93(20.9) | ||
| >80 | 47 (75.8) | 15(24.2) | ||
| WHR | 0.73±0.04 | 0.74±0.04 | χ2=3.4 | P=0.05 |
| <0.80 | 382(79.4) | 99(20.6) | ||
| >0.80 | 16(64) | 9(36) | ||
| Economic situation | χ2=9.19 | P=0.002 | ||
| Weak | 18 (62.1) | 11(37.9) | ||
| Moderate | 131(74) | 46(26) | ||
| Well | 216 (82.8) | 45(17.2) | ||
| Well off | 33 (84.6) | 6(15.4) | ||