| Food groups | Underweight Frequency (%) | Normal Frequency (%) | Overweight Frequency (%) | Obesity Frequency (%) |
| Carbohydrates rich foods | ||||
| Cereals and tubers (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.002 1 (7.7) 0 (0.0) 12 (92.3) | P = 0.614 8 (1.6) 15 (3.0) 125 (24.7) | P < 0.001 4 (2.6) 18 (11.7) 132 (85.7) | P < 0.001 8 (4.2) 15 (7.9) 168 (88.0) |
| Proteins rich foods | ||||
| Pulses (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.039 8 (66.7) 1 (8.3) 3 (25.0) | P = 0.971 54 (11.8) 45 (9.8) 33 (7.2) | P = 0.305 56 (38.9) 47 (32.6) 41 (28.5) | P = 0.001 72 (42.6) 63 (37.3) 34 (20.1) |
| Milk and Dairy products (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) |
P = / 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) |
P = 0.409 22 (22.0) 8 (8.0) 8 (8.0) |
P = 0.005 14 (58.3) 9 (37.5) 1 (4.2) |
P = 0.148 16 (48.5) 10 (30.3) 7 (21.2) |
| Meat, fish and eggs (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.097 1 (11.1) 6 (66.7) 2 (22.2) | P = 0.555 45 (14.6) 24 (7.8) 24 (7.8) | P = 0.040 43 (44.8) 30 (31.2) 23 (24.0) | P = 0.132 46 (41.8) 29 (26.4) 35 (31.8) |
| Vitamins and mineral rich foods | ||||
| Vegetables (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.670 4 (40.0) 2 (20.0) 4 (40.0) | P = 0.735 47 (11.0) 40 (9.3) 43 (10.0) | P = 0.461 51 (38.3) 40 (30.1) 42 (31.6) | P = 0.077 63 (40.4) 40 (25.6) 53 (34.0) |
| Fruits (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.020 8 (88.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) | P = 0.428 54 (24.1) 12 (5.4) 6 (2.7) | P < 0.001 45 (68.2) 18 (27.3) 3 (4.5) | P < 0.001 48 (62.3) 17 (22.1) 12 (15.6) |
| Fats and oils and sugar rich foods | ||||
| Fats and oils (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.102 5 (71.4) 1 (14.3) 1 (14.3) | P = 0.475 35 (12.2) 8 (2.8) 55 (19.1) | P < 0.001 29 (33.0) 11 (12.5) 48 (54.5) | P < 0.001 24 (25.3) 11 (11.6) 60 (63.2) |
| Sugar (1 - 2 times/week) (3 - 4 times/week) (5 - 7 times/week) | P = 0.695 3 (27.3) 5 (45.5) 3 (27.3) | P = 0.092 55 (15.8) 18 (5.2) 28 (8.0) | P = 0.001 50 (49.5) 32 (31.7) 19 (18.8) | P < 0.001 91 (67.4) 22 (16.3) 22 (16.3) |