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Table 8 Correlation coefficients for changes in frequency of food consumption and socio-economic variables among men and women in Gondar city, Ethiopia 2005

From: Nutritional status and dietary intake of urban residents in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

 

Income

BMI

Level of education

Income

-

-

-

BMI

0.379**

-

-

Level of education

0.538**

0.168**

-

Meat

0.558**

0.366**

0.475**

Egg

0.409**

0.177**

0.410**

Fish

0.249**

0.080

0.307**

Oil and butter

0.047

0.058

−0.082

Vegetables

0.419**

0.252**

0.352**

Fruit

0.534**

0.263**

0.470**

Sweets

0.436**

0.124*

0.440**

Milk and yogurt

0.551**

0.217**

0.522**

  1. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
  2. * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
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