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Table 4 Association of household food insecurity with childhood overweight and obesity

From: Household food insecurity and its association with overweight and obesity in children aged 2 to 14 years

 

Risk of overweight *

 
 

n

Prevalence

% (95% CI)

RRRc ¥ (95% CI)

RRRa ‡ (95% CI)

p -value

Household food security

371

21.0 (19.1–22.9)

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref)

 

Household food insecurity†

49

33.1 (26.0-41.1)

2.77 (1.9–4.1)

2.41 (1.5-4.0)

0.001

 

Risk of obesity *

 
 

n

Prevalence

% (95% CI)

RRRc† (95% CI)

RRRa (95% CI)

p -value

Household food security

204

11.5 (10.1–13.1)

1 (Ref)

1 (Ref)

 

Household food insecurity

42

28.4 (21.7–36.2)

4.31 (2.8–6.6)

1.99 (1.2–3.4)

0.012

  1. * Overweight and obesity: determined according to the criteria of the World Health Organization-2007.
  2. ¥ Crude relative risk ratio (RRRc). ‡ Relative risk ratio (RRRa) estimated using multinomial logistic regression models and adjusted by age, country of origin of the mother, family purchasing power, employment status of the breadwinner, screen time, physical activity, and Healthy Eating Inde
  3. † Household food insecurity evaluated with the Household food insecurity access scale HFIAS (HFIAS)
  4. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval
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