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Table 2 Trend associations of FP score tertiles with energy and food intakes among school-aged children, Mbita Sub-County, western Kenya

From: Association between diet quality and risk of stunting among school-aged children in Schistosoma mansoni endemic area of western Kenya: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall (N = 260)

FP scorea tertiles

p for trend*

T1 (n = 86)

T2 (n = 87)

T3 (n = 87)

Total energy (kcal/day)

1298 ± 463

982 ± 372

1331 ± 401

1578 ± 408

< 0.001

Protein-energy ratio (% of energy)

19.8 ± 4.8

20.8 ± 6.2

19.9 ± 4.1

18.7 ± 3.7

0.018

Fat-energy ratio (% of energy)

27.8 ± 8.1

28.0 ± 9.1

27.3 ± 8.3

28.0 ± 6.7

0.560

Carbohydrate-energy ratio (% of energy)

52.4 ± 9.4

51.2 ± 11.6

52.7 ± 8.9

53.3 ± 7.4

0.381

Energy-adjusted food group intake (SV/1000 kcal)

General starches

4.7 ± 1.4

4.7 ± 1.8

4.8 ± 1.3

4.5 ± 1.1

0.350

 Cereals and grains

4.3 ± 1.5

4.6 ± 1.8

4.5 ± 1.4

4.0 ± 1.2

0.023

 Roots, tubers, and starches

0.3 ± 0.5

0.1 ± 0.3

0.3 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Dairy products

0.2 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Protein-rich foods

4.1 ± 1.9

4.5 ± 2.5

4.0 ± 1.5

3.7 ± 1.4

0.040

 Pulses

0.3 ± 0.4

0.31 ± 0.47

0.29 ± 0.35

0.34 ± 0.36

0.006

 Animal-source foods

3.7 ± 1.9

4.2 ± 2.5

3.7 ± 1.5

3.3 ± 1.3

0.028

Vegetables

1.1 ± 0.8

1.0 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.9

1.2 ± 0.9

0.080

Fruits

0.8 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 0.8

0.7 ± 0.7

1.1 ± 0.7

< 0.001

Fat

10.6 ± 16.7

13.3 ± 19.5

8.2 ± 11.8

10.3 ± 17.5

0.319

Sugar

2.8 ± 3.8

2.9 ± 4.3

2.2 ± 3.3

3.3 ± 3.8

0.067

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. T tertile, FP Kenya Food Pyramid
  3. aFP score indicates adherence to the Kenyan Food Pyramid
  4. *p values were based on the Jonckheere–Terpstra test