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Table 1 General characteristics of the participants based on food security levels1,2

From: Food insecurity is associated with low diet quality and unhealthy cooking and eating habits in Iranian women

 

Secure (n = 81)

Mild insecure (n = 77)

Moderate/severe insecure (n = 32)

Age, y

34.9 ± 8.5

35.6 ± 8.5

35.2 ± 6.7

Body mass index, kg/m2

25.2 ± 3.9

28.1 ± 5.1

33.1 ± 5.4

Education level, n (%)

   

School

College

38 (46.9)

43 (53.1)

68 (88.3)

9 (11.7)

32 (100)

0

Marital status, n (%)

   

Single

Married

12 (14.8)

69 (85.2)

11 (14.3)

66 (85.7)

9 (28.1)

23 (71.9)

Household size, n (%)

   

1–2

3–4

> 4

17 (21.0)

54 (66.7)

10 (12.3)

14 (18.2)

52 (67.5)

11 (14.3)

5 (15.6)

18 (56.3)

9 (28.1)

Family head education, n (%)

   

School

College

46 (56.8)

35 (43.2)

63 (81.8)

14 (18.2)

32 (100)

0

  1. 1 Scores of food security levels are as follows: food secure (0–1), mild food-insecure (2–8), moderate/severe food-insecure (9–27). 2 Data are expressed as n (%) or means ± SD
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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