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Table 1 Demographic and gestational characteristics of participants in different levels of food insecurity

From: The relationship between food security and quality of life among pregnant women

variable

Food security status

Food secure (n = 221)

Mild food insecure (n = 86)

Moderate food insecure (n = 37)

Sever food insecurity (n = 50)

p-value of χ2

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

Age (year)

25 <

57 (25.8)

17 (19.8)

14 (37.8)

7 (14)

0.02

25 to 35

139 (62.9)

57 (66.3)

14 (37.8)

33 (66)

35<

25 (11.3)

12 (14)

9 (24.3)

10 (20)

Number of children

No child

130 (58.8)

46 (53.5)

15 (40.5)

21 (42)

0.02

1

72 (32.6)

25 (29.1)

12 (32.4)

22 (44)

2

15 (6.8)

13 (15.1)

7 (18.9)

4 (8)

3≤

4 (1.8)

2 (2.3)

3 (8.1)

3 (6)

Gestational Age (weeks)

< 20

67 (30.3)

23 (26.7)

8 (21.6)

11 (22)

0.17

≤ 20

154 (69.7)

63 (73.3)

29 (78.4)

39 (78)

Pregnancy willingness

Wanted

195 (88.2)

67 (77.9)

26 (70.3)

37 (74)

0.006

Unwanted

26 (11.8)

19 (22.1)

11 (29.11

13 (26)

Fetus’ gender

Female

92 (41.6)

33 (38.4)

11 (29.7)

21 (39.8)

0.37

Male

81 (36.7)

30 (34.9)

20 (54.1)

21 (38.6)

Don’t known

48 (21.7)

23 (26.7)

6 (16.2)

8 (21.6)

Women’s educational Status

Under Diploma

129 (58.4)

64 (74.4)

28 (75.7)

40 (80)

< 0.001

Above Diploma

92 (41.6)

22 (25.6)

9 (24.3)

10 (20)

Husband’ educational status

Under Diploma

140 (63.3)

65 (75.6)

28 (75.7)

43 (86)

< 0.001

Above Diploma

81 (36.7)

21 (24.4)

9 (24.3)

7 (14)

Women’s job

Housewife

202 (91.4)

75 (89.5

35 (94.6)

45 (90)

0.82

Employed

19 (8.5)

9 (10.5)

2 (5.4)

5 (10)

Husband’ job

Unemployed

5 (2.3)

8 (9.3)

3 (8.1)

7 (14)

0.004

Employed

216 (97.7)

78 (97.7)

34 (91.9)

43 (86)

Residency

Urban

217 (98.2)

84 (97.7)

35 (94.6)

47 (94)

0.30

Rural

4 (1.8)

2 (2.3)

2 (5.4)

3 (6)

Residential home status

Landlord

103 (46.6)

40 (46.5)

14 (37.8)

17 (34)

0.33

Tenant

118 (53.4)

46 (53.5)

23 (62.2)

33 (66)

Perceived economic Status

Week

97 (43.9)

44 (51.2)

22 (59.5)

31 (62)

0.27

Moderate

105 (47.5)

35 (40.7)

13 (35.1)

16 (32)

Good

19 (8.6)

7 (8.1)

2 (5.4)

3 (6)

Total

221 (100)

86 (100)

37 (100)

50 (100)

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