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. 2017 Aug 10;12(8):e0182099. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182099

Table 3. Macronutrient and fortified wheat flour intake among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Baseline (n = 537) Six months (n = 413) 12 months (n = 361)
Measure Intake (mean±SD) Intake(mean±SD) Change; p-value Intake (mean±SD) Change; p-value
Energy (kcals/day) 2906 (±966) 2447 (±851) -599; <0.0001 2348 (±860) -700; <0.0001
Protein % 12.2% (±2.5) 12.7 (±2.57) 0.52; 0.006 12.5 (±2.76) 0.30; 0.17
Fat % 31.8% (±6.27) 31.7 (±5.95) 0.45; 0.29 32.3 (±5.81) 0.88; 0.08
Carbohydrate % 56.0% (±7.9) 55.5 (±7.36) -0.97; 0.06 55.1 (±7.39) -1.18; 0.07
Fortified wheat-based foodsa
(meanservings/day±SE)
0.84 (±0.56) 0.61 (±0.28) -0.23; <0.0001 0.62 (±0.55) -0.25; <0.0001

aWheat-based foods included bread, pancakes, cakes and donuts

N’s are different at each time point due to FFQ inclusions for analysis