Table 3 Characteristics of the Primary Sample Units by terciles of the dietary diversity score - mean, frequency and 95% confidence interval (95% CI)
From: Household food diversity and nutritional status among adults in Brazil
1st tercile N = 1,162 | 2nd tercile N = 1,214 | 3rd tercile N = 1,017 | p-value of trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics and socioeconomics characteristics | ||||
Number of households (mean) | 9.1 (8.8-9.3) | 10.1 (9.8-10.4) | 10.7 (10.5-10.9) | <0.0001 |
Number of individuals (mean) | 33.0 (31.8-34.3) | 36.1 (34.8-37.3) | 37.8 (36.7-38.8) | <0.0001 |
Per capita household income (mean in U$) | 141.7 (125.3-158.1) | 201.4 (179.4-223.3) | 251.7 (226.1-277.3) | <0.0001 |
Age of the head of the family (mean) | 45.3 (44.6-46.0) | 46.7 (45.9-47.5) | 46.9 (46.2-47.6) | 0.003 |
Years of schooling of the head of the family (mean) | 5.7 (5.4-6.0) | 6.5 (6.2-6.8) | 7.4 (7.1-7.8) | <0.0001 |
Frequency of household (%) with at least 1 child | 41.5 (39.5-43.6) | 38.0 (36.0-40.0) | 34.7 (32.7-36.7) | <0.0001 |
Frequency of household (%) with at least 1 adolescent | 43.9 (42.0-45.8) | 43.5 (41.6-45.4) | 43.2 (41.4-45.0) | 0.62 |
Frequency of household (%) with at least 1 elderly member | 16.3 (14.9-17.6) | 18.7 (16.9-20.5) | 18.3 (16.8-79.9) | 0.06 |
Anthropometric characteristics | ||||
Frequency (%) of adults with underweight | 4.1 (3.5-4.6) | 3.3 (2.9-3.7) | 3.2 (2.8-3.6) | 0.01 |
Frequency (%) of adults with overweight | 25.1 (23.7-26.4) | 27.4 (26.2-28.6) | 26.7 (25.5-27.9) | 0.10 |
Frequency (%) of adults with obesity | 9.0 (7.8-10.1) | 10.5 (9.7-11.3) | 10.6 (9.8-11.4) | 0.05 |