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

Table 8 Correlations between agricultural biodiversity score and nutrient adequacy ratios

Spearman rank order correlations
Variables	Spearman - R	t(N-2)	p-value
Biodiversity score & NAR Energy	0.085	1.905	0.057
Biodiversity score & NAR Protein	0.092	2.074	0.038*
Biodiversity score & NAR Iron	0.152	3.442	0.001***
Biodiversity score & NAR Zinc	0.130	2.921	0.003**
Biodiversity score & NAR Vit B12	0.118	2.663	0.007**
Biodiversity score & NAR Vitamin B6	0.193	4.381	p < 0.001***
Biodiversity score & NAR Vitamin C	0.176	4.003	p < 0.001***
Biodiversity score & NAR Folate	0.091	2.054	0.040*
Biodiversity score & NAR Riboflavin	0.184	4.172	p < 0.001***
Biodiversity score & MAR	0.194	4.405	p < 0.001***

NAR = nutrient adequacy ratio; MAR = mean adequacy ratio; Correlations are significant at *p <0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

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