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Food security, dietary diversity, and age as determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls in coastal Bangladesh
Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences
| Vol 5, Issue 2
Table 3. Association of dietary diversity and food security with the age of therespondents
| Variables | Frequency (%) | Age group | χ2 values | ρ-value | |||||
| 10-12 years (94) | 13-15 years (117) | 16-19 years (134) | |||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
| Dietary diversity | |||||||||
| 3 or less than 3 food groups | 12 (3.48%) | 3 | 25.00% | 4 | 33.33% | 5 | 41.67% | 27.468 | .000 |
| 4 food groups | 68 (19.71%) | 19 | 27.94% | 24 | 35.29% | 25 | 36.76% | ||
| 5 food groups | 134 (38.84%) | 32 | 23.88% | 43 | 32.09% | 59 | 44.03% | ||
| 6 food groups | 71 (20.58%) | 17 | 23.94% | 25 | 35.21% | 29 | 40.85% | ||
| 7 or more than 7 food groups | 60 (17.39%) | 23 | 38.33% | 21 | 35.00% | 16 | 26.67% | ||
| Food security | |||||||||
| Food secure | 234 (67.83%) | 69 | 29.49% | 80 | 34.19% | 85 | 36.32% | 10.376 | .034 |
| Moderate food secure/insecure | 84 (24.35%) | 20 | 23.81% | 28 | 33.33% | 36 | 42.86% | ||
| Food insecure | 27 (7.83%) | 5 | 18.52% | 9 | 33.33% | 13 | 48.15% | ||