A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of Patients on Haemodialysis Maintenance Therapy in a Country of Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 2

The consumption frequency and estimated intake of selected foods for adults on haemodialysis in one Tanzanian centre, overall and by gender.

Food type/group	Consumption frequency (n = 51)	^†Average daily intake (gm), median (25^th, 75^th percentiles)
		All (n = 42)	Male (n = 17)	Female (n = 25)
Meat, fish, and poultry and eggs (MFP)	Once/day	113 (50, 167)	166 (65, 196)^a	71 (31, 155)^b
Vegetables	2–3/day	76 (0, 156)	32 (0, 122)	79 (15, 172)
Fruits	4–6/week	1 portion (0, 2.5)	0.5 (0, 2)^a	2 (1, 3)^b
Starches	2–3/day	508 (359, 617)	544 (507, 690)^a	440 (324, 560)^b
Protein (g/kgwt/day)		0.6 (0.5, 0.9)	0.69 (0.6, 1.1)	0.53 (0.4, 0.9)
Energy (kcal/kgwt/day)		24.4(18.4, 30.8)	27.2 (22.9, 31.4)	21.8 (17.2, 30.8)
Total iron intake (mg/d)		7.2 (5.0, 9.7)	7.2 (5.4, 9.8)	6.3 (4.7, 9.2)

Starches = all cereals, grains, and tubers; MFP:1 portion = 90–140 g; vegetables: 1 portion = 1/2cup = 75 g; fruits: 1 portion = 1/2 cup = 1 small fruit; starches: 1 portion = 1/2 cup = 60 g. Data are expressed as median (25^th, 75^th). ^(a,b)Cells with different superscript letters are significantly different between genders according to the Mann–Whitney test,  < 0.05. ^†Assessed by the multiple-pass 24-hour recall method (MPR).