Table 4.
Relationship between respondents' macro nutrient intake anthropometric measurements
| Nutrient | BMI | Waist Circumference |
Hip Circumference | Upper Middle Arm Circumference |
| Teff (n=14) | ||||
| Energy (kcal) | 0.438 | 0.63 | 0.184 | .623* |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.262 | 0.075 | -0.001 | 0.482 |
| Carbohydrate (%) | -0.268 | -0.151 | 0.131 | -0.210 |
| Fiber (g) | 0.094 | 0.322 | 0.405 | 0.303 |
| Protein (g) | 0.108 | 0.362 | 0.505 | 0.263 |
| Protein (%) | -0.238 | -0.272 | 0.051 | -0.399 |
| Fat (g) | 0.489 | .564* | 0.388 | .694** |
| Fat (%) | 0.374 | 0.259 | -0.082 | 0.412 |
| Mediterranean diet (n=14) | ||||
| Energy (kcal) | 0.324 | 0.24 | 0.423 | 0.418 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.483 | 0.204 | 0.444 | 0.480 |
| Carbohydrate (%) | 0.195 | -0.028 | -0.010 | 0.025 |
| Fiber (g) | 0.199 | -0.017 | 0.344 | 0.296 |
| Protein (g) | 0.350 | 0.452 | 0.347 | 0.406 |
| Protein (%) | 0.081 | 0.174 | -0.306 | 0.051 |
| Fat (g) | -0.047 | -0.044 | 0.207 | 0.196 |
| Fat (%) | -0.186 | -0.14 | 0.069 | -0.002 |
Pearson correlation and Spearman rank correlation were used.
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