Table 1 Participant’s characteristics based on food insecurity levels
|  | Secure (n = 81) | Mild insecure (n = 77) | Moderate/severe insecure (n = 32) | Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participant’s age (y) | 34.9 ± 8.5 | 35.6 ± 8.5 | 35.2 ± 6.7 | 0.845 |
Participant’s marital status | ||||
Single | 12 (14.8) | 11 (14.3) | 9 (28.1) | 0.173 |
Married | 69 (85.2) | 66 (85.7) | 23 (71.9) | |
Participant’s education | ||||
School | 38 (46.9) | 68 (88.3) | 32 (100) |  < 0.001 |
Undergraduate | 28 (34.6) | 8 (10.4) | 0 (0) | |
Graduate | 15 (18.5) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | |
Household size, n (%) | ||||
1–2 | 17 (21.0) | 14 (18.2) | 5 (15.6) | 0.33 |
3–4 | 54 (66.7) | 52 (67.5) | 18 (56.3) | |
 > 4 | 10 (12.3) | 11 (14.3) | 9 (28.1) | |
Household head education, n (%) | ||||
School | 46 (56.8) | 63 (81.8) | 31 (96.9) |  < 0.001 |
Undergraduate | 27 (33.3) | 13 (16.9) | 1 (3.1) | |
Graduate | 8 (9.9) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | |
Household income, rials/mon | 15,280,000 | 9,870,000 | 6,875,000 |  < 0.001 |