Table 3 |
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| Comparison of mean food intake (g/day) of women and men in Gondar, Ethiopia, 2005 | ||||
| Food | Women | Men | Difference between | |
| (n = 255) | (n = 101) | men and women | p-value | |
| Meat | a 3.39 ± 1.50 | 2.72 ± 1.65 | 0.67839 | 0.000 |
| Eggs | 2.47 ± 1.78 | 2.18 ± 1.64 | 0.28888 | NS |
| Fish | 0.33 ± 0.75 | 0.13 ± 0.49 | 0.19732 | 0.004 |
| Oil and butter | 5.52 ± 1.36 | 5.64 ± 1.21 | −0.12436 | NS |
| Vegetables | 2.82 ± 1.56 | 2.76 ± 1.58 | 0.06100 | NS |
| Fruits | 2.22 ± 1.85 | 1.76 ± 1.64 | 0.45312 | 0.024 |
| Sweets | 1.84 ± 2.21 | 1.16 ± 1.83 | 0.68472 | 0.003 |
| Milk and yogurt | 3.60 ± 2.18 | 2.42 ± 2.11 | 1.18435 | 0.000 |
aResults are expressed as the mean ± SD of the participants consuming different frequencies of each food items in the study period. NS: not significant.
Amare et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:752 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-752
