Table 3. Summary of dietary intake among mothers in Malawi at baseline (dry season) according to mother-child dyad.

	Total (n = 274)	Overweight Mother, Overweight Child (n = 74)	Overweight Mother, Normal Weight Child (n = 120)	Normal Weight Mother, Overweight Child (n = 80)	P-value1
Total calories per day	2484 ±1161	2623 ±1297	2340 ±1064	2572 ±1160	0.23
Percent calories from carbohydrate	59.1 ±8.9	61.6 ±8.0	55.9 ±9.0	61.3 ±8.3	<0.001
Percent calories from fat	29.6 ±9.1	26.8 ±8.6	32.6 ±8.8	27.2 ±8.6	<0.001
Percent calories from protein	11.4 ±2.5	11.6 ±2.2	11.1 ±2.6	11.5 ±2.7	0.17
Grains, g/day	977 ±449	1074 ±425	839 ±417	1096 ±464	<0.001
Roots/tubers, g/day	109 ±141	96 ±109	116 ±142	109 ±164	0.15
Vegetables, g/day	316 ±215	303 ±200	317 ±198	326 ±252	0.73
Fruits, g/day	79 ±154	111 ±244	58 ±69	81 ±132	0.67
Legumes and nuts, g/day	164 ±159	163 ±200	156 ±125	179 ±162	0.72
Meat and eggs, g/day	49 ±50	59 ±65	47 ±46	45 ±40	0.66
Fish, g/day	45 ±45	47 ±50	42 ±44	47 ±41	0.43
Dairy, g/day	21 ± 54	20 ±51	21 ±51	21 ±62	0.69
Oil/fat, g/day	17 ±14	15 ±12	18 ±13	17 ±16	0.17
Snacks, g/day	54 ±90	46 ±79	58 ±95	55 ±93	0.76
Sweets, g/day	135 ±197	151 ±216	130 ±164	130 ±224	0.57

Values are mean ±SD.

¹ P-value from Kruskal-Wallis H test (non-parametric alternative to one-way analysis of variance).