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Table 2 Percentage of respondents who consumed these food groups the previous day, the mean dietary diversity score and the food groups consumed by more than 50% of the respondents, for the total study population and per settlement and sex

From: Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Total group

Settlement

Sex

Informal

Formal

Male

Female

N

487

195

292

210

274

 

%

[95% CI]

%

[95% CI]

%

[95% CI]

%

[95% CI]

%

[95% CI]

Cereals, roots and tubers

99.6

[98.4; 99.9]

99.5

[96.8; 99.9]

99.7

[97.8; 99.9]

99.0

[96.3; 99.9]

100.0

[98.3; 100]

Vitamin A-rich fruit & vegetables

28.2

[24.3; 32.2]

23.6

[18.1; 30.0]

31.2

[26.1; 36.7]

26.0

[20.2; 32.0]

29.7

[24.4; 35.2]

Vegetables other than vitamin A-rich

59.3

[54.7; 63.4]

43.5

[36.8; 50.6]

69.8

[64.3; 74.8]

58.5

[51.8; 65.0]

60.6

[54.6; 66.1]

Fruit other than vitamin A-rich

19.4

[16.0; 23.0]

12.6

[8.3; 17.7]

24.0

[19.4; 29.2]

17.9

[13.0; 23.3]

20.4

[16.0; 25.6]

Meat/poultry/fish

72.1

[67.9; 75.8]

50.8

[43.8; 57.7]

86.2

[81.8; 89.8]

72.9

[66.4; 78.4]

72.2

[66.6; 77.2]

Eggs

26.7

[22.9; 30.8]

16.2

[11.8; 22.2]

33.7

[28.4; 39.1]

28.5

[22.8; 35.0]

25.7

[20.7; 31.0]

Legumes

9.7

[7.3; 12.6]

11.0

[7.0; 15.9]

8.8

[6.1; 12.7]

7.4

[4.2; 11.5]

11.5

[8.0; 15.6]

Dairy products

33.0

[28.8; 37.1]

19.4

[14.5; 25.6]

42.0

[36.6; 47.8]

28.2

[22.4; 34.5]

36.7

[31.0; 42.3]

Fats/oils

65.8

[61.6; 70.0]

41.4

[34.8; 48.5]

82.0

[77.0; 85.8]

65.2

[58.5; 71.3]

66.7

[61.0; 72.1]

Dietary diversity score (DDS)

     

   Mean

4.1

3.2

4.8

4.0

4.2

   [95% CI]

[4.0; 4.3]

[3.0; 3.4]

[4.6; 5.0]

[3.8; 4.3]

[4.0; 4.4]

Percentage DDS <4

36.8

[32.5; 41.2]

68.1

[61.1; 74.2]

15.4

[11.6; 20.1]

37.8

[31.3; 44.6]

35.7

[30.1; 41.6]

Food groups consumed by more than 50% of the respondents

Cereals

Cereals

Cereals

Cereals

Cereals

Vegetables*

Meat, poultry, fish

Vegetables*

Vegetables*

Vegetables*

Meat, poultry, fish

 

Meat, poultry, fish

Meat, poultry, fish

Meat, poultry, fish

Fats and oils

 

Fats and oils

Fats and oils

Fats and oils

  1. All values are given as a percentage and [95% CI], except for the dietary diversity score.
  2. The sex was missing for 3 respondents.
  3. DDS values missing for 17 respondents because of incomplete data for the nine food groups.
  4. Mean DDS ANOVA: informal versus formal p < 0.001.
  5. Males versus females p = 0.229.
  6. Percentage DDS <4 chi-square: informal versus formal p < 0.001.
  7. Males versus females p = 0.641.
  8. * other than vitamin A-rich.