Food variety and dietary diversity scores to understand the food-intake pattern among selected Malaysian households

Ecol Food Nutr. 2012;51(4):265-99. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2012.674445.

Abstract

Food variety scores (FVS) and dietary diversity scores (DDS) were estimated based on foods consumed weekly by 285 Malaysian households using a food frequency questionnaire. The scoring system of FVS and DDS was based on a scale of 0-7 and 0-6 respectively. The mean household FVS and DDS was 164.1 ± 93 and 6 ± 0.4. The age of respondents (husbands or wives; p < .01), sex (p < .05), and household food expenditure (p < .01) had a significant influence on both FVS and DDS. The food-intake pattern of Malaysian households showed that their typical diets had high protein and energy-based foods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Diet Surveys
  • Diet*
  • Dietary Proteins / administration & dosage*
  • Energy Intake*
  • Family Characteristics*
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malaysia
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sex Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Dietary Proteins