Table 4. Summary of dietary intake among children 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	1306 ±886	1327 ±977	1380 ±861	1175 ±831	0.25
Percent calories from carbohydrate	56.8 ±11.3	58.8 ±12.0	54.8 ±11.8	58.0 ±9.3	0.006
Percent calories from fat	33.0 ±11.4	31.0 ±12.2	35.6 ±11.6	31.1 ±9.8	<0.001
Percent calories from protein	10.1 ±3.3	10.2 ±3.1	9.6 ±3.0	10.9 ±3.9	0.05
Grains, g/day	326 ±241	352 ±249	307 ±251	330 ±217	0.32
Roots/tubers, g/day	37 ±95	35 ±60	41 ±48	34 ±58	0.03
Vegetables, g/day	124 ±109	113 ±86	125 ±79	134 ±122	0.38
Fruits, g/day	36 ±73	49 ±116	30 ±37	34 ±62	0.31
Legumes and nuts, g/day	105 ±109	109 ±123	107 ±101	99 ±110	0.63
Meat and eggs, g/day	27 ±36	32 ±53	26 ±29	24 ±27	0.73
Fish, g/day	17 ±21	19 ±24	16 ±20	17 ±18	0.52
Dairy, g/day	52 ±108	52 ±145	58 ±97	44 ±81	0.76
Oil/fat, g/day	14 ±13	12 ±13	17 ±15	11 ±11	0.01
Snacks, g/day	53 ±73	52 ±70	60 ±80	45 ±62	0.57
Sweets, g/day	98 ±146	109 ±189	113 ±144	67 ±90	0.08

Values are mean ±SD.

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