Table 5.

Dietary diversity of siblings of children with kwashiorkor and marasmus

Food group	Kwashiorkor	Marasmus
Grains, roots, tubers	1.00 (0.02)	1.00 (0.01)
Legumes and nuts	0.79 (0.29)	0.81 (0.28)
Vitamin A‐rich fruits and vegetables	0.98 (0.09)	0.98 (0.14)
Other fruits and vegetables	0.99 (0.09)	0.99 (0.09)
Dairy	0.35 (0.42)	0.35 (0.45)
Meat, poultry, fish and egg	0.56 (0.38)	0.54 (0.35)
Foods cooked with fat or oil	0.39 (0.45)	0.37 (0.44)
Dietary diversity score	5.06 (0.99)	5.02 (1.10)

Values expressed as mean number of servings from each food group consumed daily (SD). Dietary diversity score is the sum of the seven food groups.