Characteristics | Aquaculture n = 177 | Non-aquaculture n = 174 |  | ||
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  | |||
Total dietary scores from 24-h HDDS | Â | Â | Â | ||
 Total HDD score | 5.7 ± 1.3 | 5.5 ± 1.5 |  | ||
 Total meals | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | * | ||
Diversity of key food groups from FFQ# | Â | Â | Â | ||
 Simpsons Index for diet (0 to 1 indicating more diversity) | 0.83 ± 0.04 | 0.81 ± 0.07 | ** | ||
 Richness of diet (total no. of food groups out of 12) | 8.5 ± 1.6 | 8.0 ± 1.9 | ** | ||
Diversity of fish from FFQ (28Â days) | Â | Â | Â | ||
 Simpsons Index for fish species | 0.65 ± 0.23 | 0.58 ± 0.29 | * | ||
 Richness of fish (total no. of species) | 5.1 ± 3.3 | 4.4 ± 3.3 |  | ||
 Total frequency of consumption of fish (daily rate) | 1.1 ± 1.2 | 1.0 ± 1.4 |  | ||
 | Freq. | % | Freq. | % |  |
Household dietary diversity groups†|  |  |  | ||
 Low HDDS: ≤ 4 food groups | 28 | 15.8 | 45 | 25.9 | * |
 Average HDDS: 5–6 food groups | 96 | 54.2 | 91 | 52.3 |  |
 High HDDS: ≥ 7 food groups | 53 | 29.9 | 38 | 21.8 |  |