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Characteristics of subjects who participated in 24 hr dietary recall and pilot testing Long-FFQ* |
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| FFQ |
24 hr DR |
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| 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 $)** |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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%) |
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* 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 |
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