Skip to main content

Table 9 Correlation between MUAC and nutrient intake segregated by district and season

From: Dietary intake and socio-economic predictors of inadequate energy and nutrient intake among women of childbearing age in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda

Energy and nutrients

Abim

Amudat

Kaabong

Moroto

1 (n = 192)

2 (n = 162)

1 (n = 183)

2 (n = 143

1 (n = 185)

2 (n = 169)

1 (n = 176)

2 (n = 160)

Energy

0.030

0.013

0.142

0.027

0.093

0.010

0.069

0.030

Proteins

 − 0.010

 − 0.014

0.149*

0.001

0.157*

 − 0.012

 − 0.009

0.015

Carbohydrates

0.011

0.012

0.107

 − 0.045

0.061

0.015

0.010

0.045

Fibre

 − 0.019

 − 0.052

0.098

0.024

0.070

0.021

 − 0.001

0.045

Calcium

 − 0.007

0.020

0.097

 − 0.089

0.122

 − 0.050

 − 0.029

 − 0.002

Iron

 − 0.013

 − 0.039

0.138

 − 0.165*

0.093

 − 0.097

 − 0.090

 − 0.029

Zinc

0.007

 − 0.045

0.140

 − 0.111

0.146*

 − 0.042

0.017

0.036

Folate

0.067

 − 0.033

0.132

0.064

0.025

 − 0.024

0.119

0.053

  1. 1: harvesting season; 2: planting season; Values are correlation coefficients; *Correlation coefficients significant at 5% level