Table 3

Characteristics of subjects who participated in 24 hr dietary recall and pilot testing Long-FFQ*


FFQ
24 hr DR

Women
N = 55
N = 43
Age (years)
50.6 (12.1)
52.3 (14.4)
BMI (kg/m2)
26.3 (4.8)
23.6 (5.0)
Men
(N = 43)
N = 45
Age (years)
51.4 (16.1)
51 (13.6)
BMI (kg/m2)
23.7 (6.0)
21.8 (3.6)
Income (ZW $)**


Very-Low
22 (52.4%)
63 (88.7%)
Low
15 (35.7%)
7 (9.9%)
Middle
5 (11.9%)
1 (1.4%)
No response
56
24
Marital status


Never married
3 (3%)
4 (4.5%)
Married
72 (72.2%)
48 (53.9%)
Widow, divorced or separated
25 (24.2%)
37 (41.6%)
Education


Illiterate
10 (10.1%)
20 (22.5%)
Primary or secondary school
87 (87.8%)
61 (68.6%)
University, college
2 (2%)
5 (5.6%)
Profession


Professionals
1 (1.3%)
4 (5.6%)
Technicians and associated worker
17 (22.1%)
3 (4.2%)
Elementary occupation
22 (28.6%)
40 (56.3%)
Homemaker
37 (48.1%)
3 (4.2%)

* The numbers in each of the categories in this table are different because the number of reponses we received varied

** Exchange rate US $ 1 = 5300 Zimbabwe dollar

Very low < 3 × 105 ZW $/month

Low 3 × 105 to 1 × 106 ZW $/month

Middle 1 × 106to 2.5 × 106 ZW $/month

High >2.5 × 106 ZW $/month

Merchant et al. Nutrition Journal 2005 4:37   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-37