Table 5.

Association between consumption of ascorbate-rich foods and iron status^a among study participants

Determinants	n 153 AOR [CI]b	P*	Mean (sd)	CI (95 %)
Oranges
Never (ref)		0⋅004	23.541 (15⋅051)	19⋅017–28⋅825
1 time/week	2⋅265 [0⋅906–5⋅659]	0⋅080	34⋅609 (61⋅643)	21⋅017–28⋅825
2–4 times/week	3⋅233 [1⋅338–7⋅809]	0⋅009	39⋅879 (35⋅606)	30⋅919–50⋅518
5–7 times/week	15⋅283 [3⋅029–77⋅115]	0⋅001	55⋅237 (37⋅385)	39⋅293–72⋅704
Pineapples
Never (ref)		0⋅108	32⋅899 (28⋅513)	27⋅798–38⋅229
1 time/week	0⋅511 [0⋅208–1⋅254]	0⋅143	27⋅860 919⋅984)	20⋅400–35⋅545
2–4 times/week	1⋅629 [0⋅606–4⋅373]	0⋅333	58⋅945 (88⋅763)	30⋅709–104⋅792
5–7 times/week	5⋅019 [0⋅588–42⋅873]	0⋅140	41⋅775 (38⋅647)	21⋅971–70⋅477
Guavas
Never (ref)		0⋅691	33⋅815 (31⋅006)	28⋅723–39⋅900
1 time/week	0⋅712 [0⋅061–8⋅271]	0⋅786	50⋅595 (85⋅333)	26⋅438–94⋅675
2–4 times/week	1⋅273 [0⋅096–16⋅971]	0⋅855	29⋅478 (22⋅746)	15⋅853–45⋅962
5–7 times/week	0⋅666 [0⋅043–10⋅393]	0⋅772	49⋅733 (32⋅458)	25⋅900–86⋅700
Mango
Never (ref)		<0⋅001	31⋅837 (34⋅555)	21⋅423–47⋅059
1 time/week	1⋅662 [0⋅677–4⋅081]	0⋅268	25⋅358 (20⋅851)	20⋅753–31⋅228
2–4 times/week	5⋅960 [5⋅960–15⋅936]	<0⋅001	40⋅628 (25⋅354)	33⋅493–47⋅946
5–7 times/week	21⋅750 [2⋅457–192⋅525]	0⋅006	83⋅775 (116⋅531)	30⋅955–162⋅800

^aThe iron status indicator was serum ferritin levels.

^bAdjusted for parasitic infections, major blood losses, and milk and milk products.

^*Significance level at P < 0⋅05.