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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements of Mothers by Household Food Insecurity Status in Beirut, Lebanon, 2015 (n = 378)

From: Household food insecurity is associated with a higher burden of obesity and risk of dietary inadequacies among mothers in Beirut, Lebanon

 

Total Sample (n = 378)

Food Secure

(n = 187)

Food Insecure

(n = 191)

 
 

Mean ± SD

P-valuea

Weight (kg)

70.9 ± 15.9

68.1 ± 13.5

73.7 ± 17.6

0.001

Height (cm)

158.6 ± 7.1

159.7 ± 6.1

157.6 ± 7.9

0.004

Body Mass Index (BMI), n(%)

 Normal Weight

134(35.4)

84(44.9)

50(26.2)

0.000

 Overweight

128(33.9)

63(33.7)

65(34.0)

 

 Obese

116(30.7)

40(21.4)

76(39.8)

 

Waist Circumference (WC), n(%)

 Normal WC <80 cm)

111(29.4)

66(35.3)

45(23.6)

0.012

 At-Risk WC (≥80 cm)

267(70.6)

121(64.7)

146(76.4)

 
  1. aSignificantly different at p-value <0.05; p-value was derived using t-test for continuous variables and chi-square analysis for categorical variables