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. 2022 Jun 11;14(12):2430. doi: 10.3390/nu14122430

Table 5.

The percentages of households at risk of lysine deficiency due to inadequate dietary supply including under a scenario with universal adoption of quality protein maize (QPM) stratified by socioeconomic position.

SEP Current Scenario QPM Scenario
Total Supply Available Supply Difference Total Supply Available Supply Difference
1 63 82 19 47 64 17
2 25 47 22 14 26 12
3 10 23 13 6 11 5
4 4 9 5 3 5 2
5 1 3 2 1 1 0
ALL 21 33 12 14 21 7

SEP: socioeconomic position (1 = poorest quintile, 5 = wealthiest quintile), QPM: quality protein maize.