Research Article
Malnutrition, Eating Habits, Food Consumption, and Risk Factors of Malnutrition among Students at the University of Maroua, Cameroon
Table 7
Dietary diversity, food consumption, and food insecurity among study participants.
| | | Overall | Gender | Place of residence | | Women | Men | -value | Living alone | Living with family | -value |
| | Results expressed as means ± SD | | Dietary diversity score (DDS) | 4.34 ± 1.14 | 4.37 ± 1.18 | 4.32 ± 1.13 | 0.769 | 4.33 ± 1.15 | 4.36 ± 1.13 | 0.872 | | Food consumption score (FCS) | 61.99 ± 20.57 | 62.56 ± 18.69 | 6.78 ± 21.25 | 0.761 | 62.28 ± 20.69 | 61.42 ± 20.39 | 0.721 | | Food insecurity score (FIS) | 2.32 ± 2.33 | 2.51 ± 2.16 | 2.25 ± 2.39 | 0.376 | 2.32 ± 2.23 | 2.32 ± 2.53 | 0.987 |
| | Results expressed as % (N) | | Dietary diversity | Poor | 21 (69) | 20.2 (18) | 21.1 (51) | 0.983 | 21 (46) | 20.6 (22) | 0.599 | | Moderate | 66 (218) | 66.3 (59) | 65.8 (158) | 67.1 (147) | 63.6 (68) | | Diversified | 13 (43) | 13.5 (12) | 13.1 (32) | 11.9 (26) | 15.9 (17) | | Food consumption | Poor | 6 (18) | 3.4 (3) | 6.2 (15) | 0.598 | 5.4 (12) | 5.5 (6) | 0.986 | | Borderline | 13 (44) | 13.5 (12) | 13.3 (32) | 13.1 (29) | 13.8 (15) | | Acceptable | 81 (268) | 83.1 (74) | 80.5 (194) | 81.4 (180) | 80.7 (88) | | Food insecurity | Low | 82 (272) | 83.1 (74) | 82.2 (198) | 0.746 | 81.4 (180) | 84.4 (92) | 0.199 | | Mild | 16 (51) | 15.7 (14) | 15.4 (37) | 17.2 (38) | 11.9 (13) | | High | 2 (7) | 1.1 (01) | 2.5 (6) | 1.4 (3) | 3.7 (4) |
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