Table 5 Distribution of food insecurity status through BMI categories based on the short questionnaire
Status | BMI category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 18.5 | 18.5–24.9 | 25–29.9 | ≥ 30 | |
Food secure-no (%) | 15 (4.95) | 70 (23.10) | 127 (41.91) | 91 (30.03) |
Food insecure-no (%) | 124 (62.9) | 29 (14.7) | 32 (16.3) | 12 (6.09) |
Total-no (%) | 139 (27.8) | 99 (19.8) | 159 (31.8) | 103 (20.6) |
RRa (95% CI) | 12.8 (7.8–23.9)** | 0.64 (0.47–1.2) | 0.39 (0.19–0.74)*** | 0.22 (0.11–0.68)*** |