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Table 4 Food groups consumption across the tertiles of dietary diversity score in women

From: Depression is related to dietary diversity score in women: a cross-sectional study from a developing country

Food groups

Dietary diversity score

Total

n (%)

df a

p valueb

Tertile 1

(score: 1–4)

n (%)

Tertile 2

(score: 5)

n (%)

Tertile 3

(score: 6–7)

n (%)

Cereals and white roots

170 (47.2)

120 (33.3)

70 (19.4)

360 (100)

2

0.06

Milk and dairy products

103 (36.8)

111 (39.6)

66 (23.6)

280 (100)

2

< 0.001

Vitamin A-rich vegetables and fruits

4 (9.8)

17 (41.5)

20 (48.8)

41 (100)

2

< 0.001

Green leafy vegetables

20 (15.5)

50 (38.8)

59 (45.7)

129 (100)

2

< 0.001

Other vegetables and fruits

153 (45.8)

114 (34.1)

67 (20.1)

334 (100)

2

0.1

Meat, fish and seafood

118 (41.3)

105 (36.7)

63 (22)

286 (100)

2

< 0.001

Organ meat

5 (33.3)

4 (26.7)

6 (40)

15 (100)

2

0.1

Eggs

14 (20.3)

25 (36.2)

30 (43.5)

69 (100)

2

< 0.001

Nut, seeds and legumes

43 (28.3)

54 (35.5)

55 (36.2)

152 (100)

2

< 0.001

  1. The numbers represent subjects with consumption of at least 0.5 serving of each food group
  2. aBetween groups df
  3. b p value is for X 2 test, p < 0.05 is statistically significant