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Table 1 The household food security status based on the food security questionnaire final score

From: Food insecurity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes: a case-control study of new referrals to the University clinics, Shiraz, Southern Iran

Food security status

code

Number of positive answers

Families with children under 18 (total score: 18)

Families without children under 18 (total score: 10)

Food secure

0

0–2

0–2

Food insecure without hunger

1

3–7

3–5

Food insecure with moderate hunger

2

8–12

6–8

Food insecure with severe hunger

3

13–18

9–10

  1. Guide to Measuring Household Food Security (Bickel et al, 2000) [29]