Table 4.

Relation between iron deficiency (ID) and food frequency score

Food item	Mean±SD		Student’s t-test	P values
	No ID	ID
Overall score	21.2±3.9	19.89±4.0	1.64	0.12
Animal source of iron	7.9±2.3	7.9±2.2	0.02	0.98
Plant source of iron	13.2±2.8	11.9±2.7	2.26	0.03