Research Article
Iodine Deficiency Disorder and Knowledge about Benefit and Food Source of Iodine among Adolescent Girls in the North Shewa Zone of Amhara Region
Table 3
Diet diversity and its relationship with goiter among study participants, 2019.
| | Variables | Responses | Goiter | Chi-square test | | Yes | No | Total | χ2 | value | | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| | Food groups consumed in the last 24 hours | Grains, white roots, and tubers | Yes | 275 (86.8) | 289 (93.8) | 564 (90.2) | 8.892 | 0.003 | | No | 42 (13.2) | 19 (6.2) | 61 (9.8) | | Pulses (beans, peas, and lentils) | Yes | 208 (65.6) | 227 (73.7) | 435 (69.6) | 4.828 | 0.028 | | No | 109 (34.4) | 81 (26.3) | 190 (30.4) | | Nuts and seeds | Yes | 176 (55.5) | 178 (57.8) | 354 (56.6) | 0.328 | 0.567 | | No | 141 (44.5) | 130 (42.2) | 271 (43.4) | | Dairy | Yes | 64 (20.2) | 68 (22.1) | 132 (21.1) | 0.335 | 0.563 | | No | 253 (79.8) | 240 (77.9) | 493 (78.9) | | Meat, poultry, and fish | Yes | 58 (18.3) | 65 (21.2) | 123 (19.7) | 0.779 | 0.377 | | No | 259 (81.7) | 243 (78.9) | 502 (80.3) | | Eggs | Yes | 46 (14.5) | 50 (16.2) | 96 (15.4) | 0.357 | 0.550 | | No | 271 (85.5) | 258 (83.8) | 529 (84.6) | | Dark green-leafy vegetables | Yes | 173 (54.6) | 211 (68.5) | 384 (61.4) | 12.799 | 0.000 | | No | 144 (45.4) | 97 (31.5) | 241 (38.6) | | Other vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Yes | 104 (32.8) | 112 (36.4) | 216 (34.6) | 0.874 | 0.350 | | No | 213 (67.2) | 196 (63.6) | 409 (65.4) | | Other vegetables | Yes | 248 (78.2) | 260 (84.4) | 508 (81.3) | 3.924 | 0.048 | | No | 69 (21.8) | 48 (15.6) | 117 (18.7) | | Other fruits | Yes | 59 (18.6) | 78 (25.3) | 137 (21.9) | 4.113 | 0.043 | | No | 258 (81.4) | 230 (74.7) | 488 (78.1) | | Total DDS out of 10 food groups | <5 | 161 (50.8) | 122 (39.6) | 283 (45.3) | 7.878 | 0.005 | | ≥5 | 156 (49.2) | 186 (60.4) | 342 (54.7) |
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Abbreviation: DDS, diet diversity score.
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