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Table 3 Mean nutrient intakes (SD), NAR, correlations of NAR and MAR with FVS, DDS, DDS-half serving and DSS of the study population

From: Use of dietary diversity score as a proxy indicator of nutrient adequacy of rural elderly people in Sri Lanka

Nutrient

Mean intake

SD

NAR

Correlations

    

FVS

DDS

DDS -half

DSS

Energy (kcal/d)

951

300

0.49

0.35*

0.25*

0.26*

0.32*

Protein (g/day)

23.4

8.9

0.50

0.35*

0.29*

0.26*

0.30*

Calcium (mg/d)

218.3

118.9

0.17

0.33*

0.28*

0.29*

0.39*

Iron (mg/d)

7.2

4.6

0.50

0.29*

0.20*

0.24*

0.31*

Thiamin (mg/d)

0.96

0.65

0.66

0.25*

0.36*

0.33*

0.35*

Riboflavin (mg/d)

0.68

0.42

0.51

0.33*

0.44*

0.44*

0.49*

Niacin (mg/d)

7.6

3.4

0.48

0.23*

0.22*

0.20*

0.22*

Vitamin B12 (mg/d)

0.82

0.82

0.34

0.02

0.12

0.15#

0.14*

Folic acid (g/d)

44.8

27.4

0.11

0.30*

0.13

0.13

0.16#

Vitamin C (mg/d)

24.4

20.7

0.54

0.22*

0.24*

0.26*

0.37*

Vitamin A (μg/d)

170.8

129.3

0.28

0.28*

0.18#

0.29*

0.33*

Vitamin D (μg/d)

1.82

3.6

0.12

−0.04

0.11

0.08

0.09

MAR

-

-

0.39

0.45 *

0.48 *

0.50 *

0.58 *

  1. *p < 0.01, #p < 0.05.