Table 2

Changes in the dietary diversity and energy intake for migrants over time

YearDDSEnergy(kcal/p/d)
OverallUrbanSuburbanOverallUrbanSuburban
20006.096.406.082,235.562,131.602,238.65
20046.188.656.002,176.642,064.502,184.90
20067.009.666.782,135.031,980.612,147.92
20097.499.337.342,031.002,098.552,025.79
20117.958.857.851,728.041,822.101,717.90
RRa1,600–2,400 kcal/d
T-stat.b Ha:diff≠0−13.65***2.05**
Z-stat.c H0:Murb = Msurb−13.53***1.81*
Kruskal–Wallis χ2(p)d501.21 (0.000)402.36 (0.000)

Note(s): aRR: Reasonable range of energy intake per capita per day recommended in the 2016 Chinese Dietary Guidelines or Chinese Food Guide Pagoda; bThe reported t-statistics are the result of the t-test comparing rural–suburban migrants with those who moved into urban centers; cThe reported z-statistics are the result of the Mann–Whitney test comparing rural–suburban migrants with those who moved into urban centers; dThe reported Chi-squared values are the result of the Kruskal–Wallis test to examine whether the nutrition of migrants changes significantly over time; p-value in parentheses; ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1

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