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Table 2 Cardiometabolic risk factors in different food insecurity levels

From: The association of food insecurity and cardiometabolic risk factors was independent of body mass index in Iranian women

 

Secure (n = 81)

Mild insecure (n = 77)

Moderate/severe insecure (n = 32)

Pa

Height (cm)

160.9 ± 6.3

159.4 ± 5.3

158.5 ± 4.9

0.077

Weight (kg)

65.3 ± 10.4

71.1 ± 12.1

83.1 ± 13.4

 < 0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.2 ± 3.9

28.1 ± 5.1

33.1 ± 5.4

 < 0.001

  < 25

42 (51.9)

18 (23.4)

3 (9.4)

 < 0.001

 25 to < 30

30 (37.0)

36 (46.7)

4 (12.5)

 30 to < 35

8 (9.9)

14 (18.2)

13 (40.6)

 35 to < 40

1 (1.2)

8 (10.4)

9 (28.1)

  ≥ 40

0 (0)

1 (1.3)

3 (9.4)

Waist circumference (cm)

85.0 ± 10.4

87.5 ± 11.9

97.5 ± 12.0

 < 0.001

Waist/hip ratio

0.86 ± 0.06

0.87 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.06

0.009

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

111.9 ± 11.6

116.4 ± 13.0

125.9 ± 14.0

 < 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84.0 ± 9.5

88.5 ± 10.1

93.7 ± 11.3

 < 0.001

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

82.5 ± 12.0

87.7 ± 13.8

95.6 ± 21.8

0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

133.2 ± 53.2

137.9 ± 48.9

179.3 ± 48.9

 < 0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

174.3 ± 28.5

184.8 ± 39.6

230.6 ± 43.5

 < 0.001

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

113.2 ± 22.8

120.4 ± 35.7

160.6 ± 37.9

 < 0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

47.2 ± 7.6

44.5 ± 8.1

39.2 ± 7.0

 < 0.001

Metabolic syndrome score

1.85 ± 0.83

2.41 ± 1.20

3.48 ± 0.95

 < 0.001

  1. Scores of food insecurity are as follows: food secure (0–1), mild food-insecure (2–8), moderate/severe food-insecure (9–27)
  2. Data are presented as means ± SD with the exception of BMI which has also been reported by number and percentage
  3. aP values were determined by one-way analysis of variance (except for categorical BMI, for which chi-square was used)