Internal validity of a household food security scale is consistent among diverse populations participating in a food supplement program in Colombia

Table 2 Infit values for adult and child items by groups [n = 1,319].

		Children Participating in MANA		Socioeconomic Status		Area of Residency
Adult Items	All	One Child	Multiple Children	Very low income	Low income	Urban	Rural
Decreased meals	1.09	1.09	1.10	1.10	1.03	1.03	1.14
Ate less	0.93	0.91	0.95	0.87	1.03	0.91	0.95
Skipped meal	0.87	0.91	0.82	0.92	0.84	0.86	0.89
Ate less – main meal	0.94	0.95	0.93	0.91	1.00	0.95	0.94
Hungry	1.03	1.01	1.04	1.01	1.05	1.07	1.00
Went to bed hungry	0.94	0.91	0.98	0.99	0.84	0.91	0.97
Children Items
Buy less staples	1.26	1.27	1.25	1.31††	1.17	1.36††	1.19
Skipped meals	0.88	0.88	0.90	0.89	0.87	0.90	0.86
Ate less – main meal	1.07	1.07	1.08	1.09	1.06	1.03	1.09
Hungry	0.9	0.90	0.92	0.83	0.98	0.84	0.93
Went to bed hungry	0.82	0.81	0.81	0.81	0.78†	0.80	0.84

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