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Table 3 Bivariate associations between reported food scarcity and measured BMI

From: Pensions, consumption and health: evidence from rural South Africa

 

In the past 1 year how often did you or any household members go to sleep at night hungry because there was not enough food?

In the past 1 year how often did you or any household members go a whole day without eating anything because there was not enough food?

Total

Never %

Sometimes %

Never %

Sometimes %

Obese

91.3

8.7

91.6

8.4

Overweight

92.1

7.9

92.3

7.7

Normal

85.3

14.8

87.1

12.9

Underweight

79.8

20.2

79.8

20.2

Missing

90.0

10.0

90.0

10.0

Chi sq p value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Men

 Obese

88.5

11.5

90.5

9.6

 Overweight

92.6

7.5

92.6

7.5

 Normal

85.6

14.4

86.7

13.3

 Underweight

79.3

20.7

79.3

20.7

 Missing

90.1

9.9

90.1

9.9

Chi sq p value

0.007

 

0.008

 

Women

 Obese

92.2

7.8

92.0

8.0

 Overweight

91.8

8.2

92.1

7.9

 Normal

84.8

15.3

87.7

12.3

 Underweight

81.0

19.1

81.0

19.1

 Missing

89.9

10.1

89.9

10.1

Chi sq p value

0.002

0.049