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Table 4 Nutrient adequacy ratios of nutrients and mean adequacy ratio of the nutrients of 24–59 month old children derived from repeated 24-hour recalls in the dry and rainy seasons

From: Effects of agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rain on dietary adequacy and household food security in rural areas of Kenya

 

Dry season

Rainy season

Nutrient

Akithii

Uringu

Akithii

Uringu

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

NAR

 

NAR

 

NAR

 

NAR

 

Energy

36.2

21.10

39.5

16.1

40.9***

20.42

44.5***

17.48

Protein

41.5

21.62

44.4

19.77

48.7***

26.61

52.0***

24.02

Vitamin A

66.2***

39.83

73.5***

34.14

44.8

39.14

61.5

33.70

Vitamin B6

67.1

30.72

85.8

20.23

71.0

30.25

85.5

21.36

Vitamin B12

15.4

26.01

21.9

26.65

18.4

23.41

25.7

28.31

Vitamin C

66.4**

38.81

89.4*

24.35

55.0

41.60

81.9

31.94

Niacin

43.7

25.52

60.0

26.71

46.8

28.42

57.80

25.65

Riboflavin

45.0

26.84

54.7

23.92

50.4*

26.50

58.4

24.54

Thiamin

77.7

24.25

84.0

21.43

80.7

23.93

87.4

18.73

Folate

74.4

30.96

85.0

22.08

85.4***

23.71

92.3***

17.42

Iron

67.0

29.88

77.4

23.59

72.0*

29.50

83.0***

20.13

Calcium

28.1

20.73

36.8

22.25

29.2

23.60

36.5

22.93

Zinc

57.5

27.46

67.1

24.04

65.1**

27.62

71.8*

22.66

MAR ##

55.3

23.65

66.8

17.19

56.3

23.23

67.4

17.76

  1. Significance of t-tests: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 between the two seasons; ##MAR=Mean adequacy ratio.
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