Table 2 Population characteristics of the study population by terciles of vegetable intake in the past month
Variables | Terciles of vegetable consumption in the past 30 days | Overall n = 187 | P-trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 62) | Moderate (n = 63) | High (n = 62) | |||
Vegetable intake (g/day) | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 134.3 ± 42.9 | 285.5 ± 51.6 | 554.7 ± 143.3 | 324.6 ± 196.1 | <.0001* |
 Median (IQR) | 122.2 (92.3, 178.7) | 289.0 (239.0, 325.8) | 517.8 (428.2, 676.0) | 289.0 (178.7, 428.2) | <.0001* |
Frequency of intake1 (Mean ± SD) | 7.0 ± 2.2 | 8.4 ± 2.0 | 9.4 ± 3.0 | 8.3 ± 2.6 | <.0001 |
Age | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 38.6 ± 11.6 | 38.1 ± 10.6 | 38.4 ± 11.9 | 38.1 ± 11.2 | 0.98 |
 Median (IQR) | 38.0 (29.0, 45.0) | 36.0 (40.0, 45.0) | 35.0 (30.0, 45.0) | 36.0 (30.0, 45.0) | 0.96 |
BMI | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 21.9 ± 3.5 | 21.7 ± 3.4 | 23.0 ± 14.8 | 22.2 ± 9.0 | 0.69 |
 Underweight | 9.7 | 19.1 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 0.55 |
 Normal weight | 71.0 | 66.7 | 75.8 | 71.1 |  |
 Overweight | 17.7 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 12.8 |  |
 Obese | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |  |
Household hunger | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.84 |
 Little/no hunger | 83.9 | 76.2 | 77.4 | 79.2 |  |
 Moderate hunger | 12.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 17.1 |  |
 Severe hunger | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 |  |
Vegetable variety score | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 9.4 ± 3.0 | 10.6 ± 2.7 | 11.6 ± 3.3 | 10.5 ± 3.1 | <.0003* |
 Low | 45.1 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 27.2 | <.0001* |
 Moderate | 32.3 | 52.4 | 29.0 | 38.0 |  |
 High | 22.6 | 30.2 | 51.6 | 34.8 |  |
Household asset index | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.0001* |
 Low | 17.7 | 44.4 | 59.7 | 40.6 |  |
 Moderate | 46.8 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 39.0 |  |
 High | 35.5 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 20.3 |  |
Parity of woman | 4.6 ± 2.4 | 4.7 ± 2.0 | 4.6 ± 2.2 | 4.6 ± 2.2 | 0.99 |
Dependency ratio | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.60 |
Marital status of woman | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.50 |
 Currently Married | 91.8 | 92.1 | 90.2 | 91.4 |  |
 Never married | 3.3 | 0 | 4.9 | 2.7 |  |
 Formerly married | 4.9 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 |  |
Religious affiliation of woman | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.87 |
 Islam | 93.5 | 93.7 | 91.8 | 93.0 |  |
 Christianity | 6.5 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 7.0 |  |
Educational status of woman | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.37 |
 Non-literate | 91.9 | 85.7 | 83.9 | 87.2 |  |
 Literate | 8.1 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 12.8 |  |
Occupation of woman | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.74 |
 Farmer | 83.9 | 85.7 | 80.7 | 83.4 |  |
 Other | 16.1 | 14.3 | 19.3 | 16.6 |  |
Health status of woman | |||||
 Hypertension (yes) | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 0.43 |
 Diabetes (yes) | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.55 |
 Diabetes/hypertension | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 0.64 |
Drinking status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Â |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.33 |
 Ever smoked | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.00 |
Sex of household head | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.80 |
 Male | 96.8 | 94.9 | 96.8 | 96.2 |  |
 Female | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 |  |
Age of household head | |||||
 Mean ± SD | 56.7 ± 13.3 | 51.1 ± 12.8 | 48.4 ± 12.1 | 52.0 ± 13.2 | 0.002* |
 Median (IQR) | 56.0 (47.0, 62.0) | 50.0 (40.0, 60.0) | 48 (40.0, 56.0) | 50.0 (40.0, 60.0) | 0.004* |
Educational status of household head | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.33 |
 Non-literate | 90.3 | 81.0 | 85.5 | 85.6 |  |
 literate | 9.7 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 14.4 |  |
Occupation of household head | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.50 |
 Farmer | 91.1 | 96.8 | 93.6 | 94.1 |  |
 Other | 8.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 |  |