Table 3.
Distribution food group intake per week within food security and food insecurity (moderate and sever) among the participants in Jordan during the quarantine. n (%).
| Food-group | Times/week | FS | MFIS | SFIS | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | Never | 109 (53.2) | 82 (40.0) | 14 (6.8) | <0.001 |
| 1–2 | 188 (51.4) | 95 (26.0) | 83 (22.7) | ||
| 3–4 | 717 (43.8) | 622 (38.0) | 297 (18.2) | ||
| 5–7 | 261 (28.3) | 331 (35.9) | 330 (35.8) | ||
| Fruits | Never | 67 (40.4) | 58 (34.9) | 41 (24.7) | 0.926 |
| 1–2 | 319 (41.9) | 279 (36.6) | 164 (21.5) | ||
| 3–4 | 472 (40.8) | 418 (36.1) | 268 (23.1) | ||
| 5–7 | 417 (40.0) | 375 (36.0) | 251 (24.1) | ||
| Vegetable | Never | – | – | – | 0.698 |
| 1–2 | 644 (40.6) | 584 (36.8) | 357 (22.5) | ||
| 3–4 | 503 (41.0) | 440 (35.8) | 285 (23.2) | ||
| 5–7 | 128 (40.5) | 106 (33.5) | 82 (25.9) | ||
| Milk and milk products | Never | 40 (44.9) | 32 (36.0) | 17 (19.1) | 0.356 |
| 1–2 | 265 (43.2) | 225 (36.6) | 124 (20.2) | ||
| 3–4 | 442 (41.2) | 380 (35.4) | 251 (23.4) | ||
| 5–7 | 528 (39.0) | 493 (36.4) | 332 (24.5) | ||
| Meat, poultry and fish | Never | 4 (1.1) | 74 (19.9) | 293 (79.0) | <0.001 |
| 1–2 | 445 (46.5) | 338 (35.3) | 175 (18.3) | ||
| 3–4 | 510 (41.9) | 455 (37.4) | 252 (20.7) | ||
| 5–7 | 316 (54.2) | 263 (45.1) | 4 (0.7) | ||
| Oil | Never | 23 (36.5) | 26 (41.3) | 14 (22.2) | 0.840 |
| 1–2 | 176 (41.7) | 152 (36.0) | 94 (22.3) | ||
| 3–4 | 328 (40.2) | 307 (37.7) | 180 (22.1) | ||
| 5–7 | 748 (40.9) | 645 (35.3) | 436 (23.8) | ||
| Sweets | Never | 290 (38.3) | 283 (37.4) | 184 (24.3) | 0.600 |
| 1–2 | 452 (42.2) | 374 (34.9) | 246 (22.9) | ||
| 3–4 | 346 (41.0) | 315 (37.3) | 183 (21.7) | ||
| 5–7 | 187 (41.0) | 158 (34.6) | 111 (24.3) |
FS: food security; MFIS: moderate food insecurity; SFIS: sever moderate food insecurity.
Bold indicates significant level ≤ 0.05.