Musculoskeletal Pain Is Associated with Dietary Diversity Score among Community-Dwelling Older Adult: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Association of pain severity and dietary diversity.

Variable		With pain ()	Without pain ()	value
Dietary diversity score ()				0.12
Diet diversity score, (%)	Q1 (1.43-2.50)	54 (91.5)	5 (8.5)	0.02
	Q2 (2.51-3.21)	40 (75.5)	13 (24.5)
	Q3 (3.22-3.93)	46 (92)	4 (8)
	Q4 (3.94-5.54)	41 (80.4)	10 (19.6)

Q: quartiles. ; Student’s -test used for comparing mean of quantitative variables and test used for distribution of qualitative variables.