Research Article

Moderate and Severe Level of Food Insecurity Is Associated with High Calorie-Dense Food Consumption of Filipino Households

Table 6

Distribution of household total food consumption by the food insecurity level.

Food groupsAllFood security valueψ
SecureMildModerateSevere

Cereals and cereal products (g)Mean1507.61355.81503.91590.41611.3<0.001abcde
Standard deviation920.1886.8880.1890.81001.1
25th percentile868.6747.6898.0972.6919.7
Median1343.41180.51359.51445.21467.7
95th percentile3140.22935.43100.33199.13338.1

Starchy roots and tubers (g)Mean58.955.942.458.473.80.024e
Standard deviation297.9260.8203.2295.3386.4
25th percentile0.00.00.00.00.0
Median0.00.00.00.00.0
95th percentile293.6294.8236.9305.2326.8

Rice and rice products (g)Mean1303.51192.51302.51357.11388.7<0.001abce
Standard deviation903.3854.4864.0894.0989.8
25th percentile691.8627.9724.3743.2726.5
Median1149.91031.91163.21253.41244.4
95th percentile2915.92674.62771.92974.73137.2

Vegetables (g)Mean528.3484.7528.3560.8544.7<0.001bc
Standard deviation714.9541.3620.1801.7841.9
25th percentile83.092.691.587.051.5
Median336.6319.9347.8370.4303.3
95th percentile1673.71538.01646.21785.01861.7

Fruits (g)Mean145.6170.9145.6134.2124.80.016c
Standard deviation569.2405.9489.1713.6578.1
25th percentile0.00.00.00.00.0
Median0.00.00.00.00.0
95th percentile837.0954.8834.5775.0689.4

Meat, fish, and poultry (g)Mean707.7849.1750.9637.4577.6<0.001abcdef
Standard deviation671.6715.8772.5583.7619.1
25th percentile250.0351.4250.0222.9175.2
Median549.7679.4567.6500.0436.6
95th percentile1928.42138.92038.91744.61565.6

Dried beans, nuts, and seeds (g)Mean34.033.638.934.830.50.031e
Standard deviation82.082.684.683.277.6
25th percentile0.00.00.00.00.0
Median0.00.00.00.00.0
95th percentile173.5159.4197.1180.3160.3

Milk and milk products (g)Mean157.9198.1184.1132.0121.4<0.001bcde
Standard deviation498.2466.2510.6516.0505.0
25th percentile0.00.00.00.00.0
Median0.00.00.00.00.0
95th percentile792.2962.3850.0674.8651.2

Sugary sweetened beverages (g)Mean60.968.165.957.752.10.003c
Standard deviation166.4172.7232.3156.8115.9
25th percentile2.82.62.93.12.8
Median22.022.022.022.520.0
95th percentile266.8306.0257.8252.0250.0

Fats and oils (g)Mean58.365.359.455.850.9<0.001bc
Standard deviation119.9136.6112.7119.994.3
25th percentile7.29.911.27.40.0
Median31.434.736.230.725.5
95th percentile183.0198.0174.2177.6175.3

ψOne-way analysis of variance with multiple comparison using Bonferroni adjustment, α = 0.05, significant; NSnot significant. aComparing food secure to mild food insecure household, bcomparing food secure to moderate food insecure household, ccomparing food secure to severely food insecure household, dcomparing mild food insecure to moderate food insecure household, ecomparing mild food insecure to severely food insecure household, and fcomparing moderate food insecure to severely food insecure household.