Table 2 Food group consumption among children according to the sex and place of residence
Food groups | Total | Female | Male | p-value | Taabo-Cité | Taabo-Village | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
620 | 330 (53.2) | 290 (46.8) | 530 (85.5) | 90 (14.5) | |||
Roots and tubers | 332 | 184 (55.8) | 148 (51.0) | 0.273 | 263 (49.6) | 69 (76.7) | < 0.001* |
Cereals | 482 | 248 (75.2) | 234 (80.7) | 0.119 | 425 (80.2) | 57 (63.3) | < 0.001* |
Vegetables | 525 | 278 (84.2) | 247 (85.2) | 0.834 | 445 (84.0) | 80 (88.9) | 0.298 |
Fruits | 312 | 165 (50.0) | 147 (50.7) | 0.928 | 267 (50.4) | 45 (50.0) | 1.000 |
Milk | 51 | 33 (10.0) | 18 (6.2) | 0.117 | 49 (9.2) | 2 (2.2) | 0.042* |
Eggs | 2 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1.000 | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 |
Legumes | 159 | 90 (27.3) | 69 (23.8) | 0.369 | 138 (26.0) | 21 (23.3) | 0.680 |
Meat | 102 | 53 (16.1) | 49 (16.9) | 0.864 | 93 (17.5) | 9 (10.0) | 0.103 |
Fish | 508 | 270 (81.8) | 238 (82.1) | 1.000 | 429 (80.1) | 79 (87.8) | 0.159 |
Fats | 312 | 164 (49.7) | 148 (51.0) | 0.801 | 273 (51.5) | 39 (43.3) | 0.187 |
Sweets | 138 | 70 (21.2) | 68 (23.4) | 0.568 | 126 (23.8) | 12 (13.3) | 0.039* |
Beverages | 491 | 271 (82.1) | 220 (75.9) | 0.069 | 414 (78.1) | 77 (85.6) | 0.142 |