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Table 3 Dietary scores and selected aspects of diet at baseline and 12 months.

From: Rural to urban migration and changes in cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

 

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12 months

Difference

 

Food Score

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

95% CI

P value

Men (n = 68)

    

Diet score a

    

Fruit & Vegetable Score

9.6 (4.4)

11.3 (5.2)

1.8 (0.3,3.2)

0.017

Protein Score

10.4 (5.6)

10.6 (5.5)

0.3 (-1.5,2.0)

0.77

Carbohydrate Score

22.6 (7.5)

24.3 (8.3)

1.8 (-0.4,3.9)

0.11

Saturated Fat Score

7.5 (4.2)

9.3 (4.7)

1.8 (0.5,3.2)

0.009

Selected food items b

    

Fried potatoes

1.3 (1.7)

1.8 (1.7)

0.4 (-0.1,1.0)

0.13

Fresh vegetables

1.8 (2.1)

2.7 (2.6)

0.9 (0.1,1.7)

0.022

Fresh fruit

3.4 (2.0)

4.1 (2.2)

0.7 (0.1,1.3)

0.016

Red meat

2.2 (1.7)

3.3 (2.2)

1.1 (0.5,1.7)

0.001

Soft drinks

2.3 (2.2)

3.0 (2.2)

0.7 (0.1,1.3)

0.015

Women (n = 64)

    

Diet score a

    

Fruit & Vegetable Score

9.0 (3.6)

12.0 (12.9)

3.0 (1.5,4.5)

<0.001

Protein Score

9.1 (5.6)

9.6 (5.0)

0.5 (-1.3,2.3)

0.57

Carbohydrate Score

22.0 (6.6)

24.4 (8.2)

2.4 (-0.3,5.1)

0.084

Saturated Fat Score

7.2 (4.4)

8.2 (4.5)

1.0 (-0.7,2.6)

0.24

Selected food items b

    

Fried potatoes

1.0 (1.5)

1.6 (1.8)

0.6 (0.0,1.2)

0.050

Fresh vegetables

1.3 (1.8)

2.7 (2.5)

1.4 (0.6,2.2)

0.001

Fresh fruit

2.8 (2.0)

4.1 (2.3)

1.3 (0.6,2.1)

0.001

Red meat

1.8 (1.6)

2.8 (2.1)

1.0 (0.4,1.6)

0.002

Soft drinks

1.6 (1.8)

2.6 (2.1)

1.0 (0.4,1.6)

0.002

  1. aFigures represent the minimum number of "portions" consumed per week.
  2. bFigures represent the mean number of days per week on which at least one "portion" of each item was consumed.
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