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. 2020 Aug 28;15(2):266–277. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2021.15.2.266

Table 6. Food group intake patterns, DDS, and DVS.

Category IF group (n = 129) Non-IF group (n = 261) Total (n = 390) P-value
GMVFD < 0.001
11100 88 (71.6) 106 (38.9) 194 (50.5)
10100 8 (6.4) 99 (39.7) 107 (27.9)
11110 7 (4.7) 20 (8.0) 27 (6.8)
10000 3 (1.5) 16 (5.7) 19 (4.2)
Etc. 23 (15.8) 20 (7.4) 43 (10.4)
DDS < 0.001
≤ 1 3 (1.5) 17 (6.2) 20 (4.5)
2 10 (7.9) 113 (45.5) 123 (32.2)
3 93 (73.2) 111 (40.3) 204 (52.0)
≥ 4 23 (17.5) 20 (8.0) 43 (11.4)
Average 3.07 ± 0.06 2.50 ± 0.07 2.78 ± 0.04 < 0.001
DVS < 0.001
1–4 15 (12.0) 90 (34.2) 105 (26.3)
5–8 59 (46.2) 141 (55.2) 200 (52.0)
9–12 44 (33.4) 27 (9.8) 71 (18.2)
13–16 11 (8.3) 3 (0.8) 14 (3.5)
Average 8.07 ± 0.30 5.48 ± 0.17 6.78 ± 0.17 < 0.001

Values are expressed as mean ± SE or number (%). P-values were analyzed by complex sample χ2 test or complex sample general linear model t-test.

DDS, dietary diversity score; DVS, dietary variety score; GMVFD, grain, meat, vegetable, fruit, dairy product; IF, institutional foodservice; non-IF, non-institutional foodservice.