Publication
Food Variety and Dietary Diversity Scores to Understand the Food-Intake Pattern among Selected Malaysian Households
Publisher:
Informa UK Limited
Date:
07-2012
DOI:
10.1080/03670244.2012.674445
Abstract: Food variety scores (FVS) and dietary ersity 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.