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Table 2 Food consumption frequency among civil servant women in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia, 2021 (n=451)

From: Prevalence of abdominal obesity and associated risk factors among women civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021: an institution-based study

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Fruit

 three or less times monthly

201

44.6

 1-4 per week

188

41.7

 >=5 times per week

62

13.7

Vegetables

 three or less times monthly

112

24.8

 1-4 times per week

247

54.8

 >=5 times per week

92

20.4

Bread and cereals

 not daily

264

58.5

 Daily

187

41.5

Egg

 less than once in a month

48

10.6

 1-3 times monthly

140

31.0

 >=5 times per week

263

58.3

Meat

 three or less times monthly

276

61.2

 1-4 times per week

117

25.9

 >=5 times per week

58

12.9

Legumes

 three or less times monthly

262

58.1

 1-4 per week

135

29.9

 >=5 times per week

54

12.0

Milk, cheese, yogurt

 three or less times monthly

242

53.7

 1-4 times per week

155

34.4

 >=5 times per week

54

12.0

Sweets

 three or less times monthly

209

46.3

 1-4 times per week

129

28.6

 >=5 times per week

113

25.1

Fast food

 three or less times monthly

312

69.2

 1-4 times per week

108

23.9

 >=5 times per week

31

6.9

sweetened beverages

 three or less times monthly

300

66.5

 1-4 times per week

106

23.5

 >=5 times per week

45

10.0