Table 3 Consumption of the nine food groups by the study subjects in the last 24 h at Sodo Zuriya districts, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia 2017 (n = 554)
From: Predictors of undernutrition among the elderly in Sodo zuriya district Wolaita zone, Ethiopia
Variable | Categories | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Any cereal and root | Yes | 234 | 42.2 |
No | 320 | 57.8 | |
Any dark green vegetables | Yes | 454 | 81.9 |
No | 100 | 18.1 | |
Other vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables | Yes | 207 | 37.4 |
No | 347 | 62.6 | |
Other fruits and vegetables | Yes | 259 | 46.8 |
No | 295 | 53.2 | |
Meat or fish | Yes | 232 | 41.9 |
No | 322 | 58.1 | |
Organ meat | Yes | 221 | 39.9 |
No | 333 | 60.1 | |
Legumes and nuts | Yes | 302 | 54.5 |
No | 252 | 45.5 | |
Milk and milk products | Yes | 336 | 60.6 |
No | 218 | 39.4 | |
Egg | Yes | 83 | 15.0 |
No | 471 | 85.0 | |
Dietary diversity score | High | 83 | 15.0 |
Moderate | 155 | 28.0 | |
Low | 316 | 57.0 |