Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana

Table 2

Association between dietary intake and mean Hb among pregnant women.

(a)

Indicator		Mean Hb	Std. deviation	95% confidence interval for mean		Test statistic
				Lower bound	Upper bound
Women’s minimum dietary diversity
<5	227	10.37	1.48	10.18	10.56	= 0.8,
≥5	173	10.24	1.37	10.03	10.44
Consumption of staple food (cereals, roots, and tubers)
No	33	10.50	1.40	10.005	10.99	= 0.6,
Yes	367	10.30	1.44	10.15	10.44
Consumption of vitamin A-rich dark green leafy vegetables
No	112	10.13	1.56	9.84	10.43	= 2.4,
Yes	288	10.38	1.38	10.22	10.54
Other vitamin A-rich vegetables and fruits
No	214	10.26	1.51	10.06	10.46	= 0.6,
Yes	186	10.37	1.35	10.18	10.57
Other vegetables
No	331	10.21	1.44	10.06	10.37	= 19.3,
Yes	69	10.79	1.30	10.48	11.11
Other fruits
No	369	10.30	1.44	10.15	10.44	= 0.5,
Yes	31	10.49	1.41	9.98	11.01

(b)

Indicator		Mean Hb	Std. deviation	95% confidence interval for mean		Test statistic
				Lower bound	Upper bound
Flesh food (e.g., red meats, fish)
No	101	10.31	1.45	10.03	10.60	= 0.0,
Yes	299	10.31	1.43	10.15	10.47
Eggs
No	357	10.30	1.42	10.15	10.45	= 0.4,
Yes	42	10.45	1.55	9.97	10.94
Seeds and nuts
No	166	10.51	1.31	10.31	10.71	= 5.5,
Yes	234	10.17	1.50	9.98	10.36
Beans
No	294	10.39	1.41	10.23	10.55	= 3.3,
Yes	104	10.09	1.50	9.80	10.39
Dairy products
No	330	10.36	1.46	10.20	10.52	= 1.9,
Yes	69	10.10	1.30	9.79	10.41