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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
whereas the Urban data was collected from the Hyderabad district of Telangana. A total of 400
sample were selected for the study among them 200 tribal (men-100 and woman-100) and 200
urban (men-100 and woman-100) population. Random sampling design was adopted for the
study. Data collection was done by using self-developed structured questionnaire.
Results
The results showed that the tribal subjects millet consumption was higher than the urban
population in all the age groups except in the 50-60 years age group. From urban population,
it was noticed that high number of males consumed millets than the female population. Millet
consumption in urban respondents was noticed to be high among the 40-60 years of age group
which could be because of the incidence of metabolic disorders, whereas dietary habits
importance and awareness was increasing day by day.
Millet consumption of tribal and urban population
Type of Millet
Jowar Ragi Pearl millet Korra Samai Arikelu
Tribal male (n=100) 100 - - - - -
Tribal female(n=100) 99 1 - - - -
Urban male (n=100) 14 4 - 2 - -
Urban female(n=100) 10 3 - - - -
The results of consumption of millet showed that 100% consumption rate among the tribal area,
20% males and 13% females of the urban area but when compared to tribal population
diversified consumption can be noticed from the urban population. This could be due to the
high availability and affordability of millets by urban population.
The results were adding strong evidence for the earlier results of reduced (blood pressure) BP
and FBGs among population with the increased consumption of millets. Basal metabolic rate
(BMI) also reduced with consumption frequency of millets which means the obese people can
consume the millets in order to reduce their weight.
Variables
Correlation between BMI, BP and FBS with frequency of millet consumption
Tribal (N=200)
Frequency of millet consumption
Urban(N=200)
Male(n=100) Female(n=100) Male(n=100) Female(n=100)
BMI -0.05 ** 0.11 NS -0.08 ** 0.05 *
BP-Systolic 0.00 * 0.12 NS -0.09 ** 0.05 **
BP-Diastolic -0.12 ** 0.18 NS 0.08 NS 0.11 NS
FBG -0.09 ** -0.02 ** -0.11 ** -0.04 **
Significant Level- P-value * -P