Table 4.
Distribution of frequency of food group consumption among geriatric subjects over the past 1 year (n=242)
| Food groups | Normal and mild anemia (n=92) | Moderate and severe anemia (n=150) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular (5-7 days a week)* | Irregular (1-4 days a week)* | Occasionally (less than once a week or never)* | Regular (5-7 days a week)* | Irregular (1-4 days a week)* | Occasionally (less than once a week or never)* | ||
| Cereals | 90 (97.8) | 2 | 0 | 150 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0.070 |
| Pulses and legumes | 61 (66.3) | 27 (29.3) | 4 | 91 (60.7) | 55 (36.7) | 4 | 0.432 |
| Vegetables | |||||||
| i) Leafy vegetables | 18 (19.6) | 66 (71.7) | 8 (8.7) | 23 (15.3) | 113 (75.3) | 14 (9.3) | 0.695 |
| ii) Roots and tubers | 58 (63.0) | 28 (30.4) | 6 (6.5) | 110 (73.3) | 35 (23.3) | 5 (3.3) | 0.197 |
| iii) Other vegetables | 24 (26.1) | 56 (60.9) | 12 (13.0) | 39 (26.0) | 94 (62.7) | 17 (11.3) | 0.919 |
| Fruits | 13 (14.1) | 54 (58.7) | 25 (27.2 | 26 (17.3) | 80 (53.3) | 44 (29.3) | 0.686 |
| Meat and poultry | 1 | 24 (26.1) | 67 (72.8) | 7 (4.7) | 40 (26.7) | 103 (68.7) | 0.308 |
| Milk and milk products | 61 (66.3) | 6 (6.5) | 25 (27.2) | 82 (54.7) | 25 (16.7) | 43 (28.7) | 0.047§ |
Figures in parenthesis denote percentages, §Signifies P<0.05