Table 3.
Partial Spearman correlations of the Food Variety Score (FVS), the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS), and the variety component of the Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I) with exploratory dietary pattern scores, according to RODAM study site
| Correlation coefficients | Mixed dietary pattern | Rice, pasta, meat and fish dietary pattern | Roots, tubers and plantain dietary pattern | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Ghana | Urban Ghana | Europe | Rural Ghana | Urban Ghana | Europe | Rural Ghana | Urban Ghana | Europe | |
| FVS | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| DDS | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.19 | −0.01 | 0.23 | 0.20 |
| DQI-I variety | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
Correlations were adjusted for age, sex, education (4 categories), energy intake (kcal/day), smoking (yes/no), physical activity (METs-h/week), Body Mass Index (kg/m2), and waist circumference (cm). Correlations with the DQI-I variety component were additionally adjusted for the other DQI-I components (adequacy, moderation, balance). Figures in bold represent significant correlations (p < 0.0001)