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Table 5 Results of adjusted multivariate linear regression between HFIA score and QOL domains

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

Household food insecurity statusb

General health

Physical performance

Role limitation due to physical reasons

Role limitations due to emotional reasons

Social performance

Perceived Mental health

Fatigue or vitality

Total Score of QOL

Ba (95% CI)

βa

B (95% CI)

β

B (95% CI)

β

B (95% CI)

β

B (95% CI)

β

B (95% CI)

β

B (95% CI)

β

B (95% CI)

β

Mild food insecure

− 3.7 (−7.8, 0.5)

− 0.1

− 3.7 (− 11.2, 2.9)

− 0.1

− 18 (− 28.8, − 7.2)

− 0.2

− 7.8

(− 18.5, 2.9)

− 0.1

− 5.8 (− 11, − 0.5)

−0.1

−1.6

(− 6.2, 3.1)

−0.03

− 0.4

(− 5.2, 4.3)

−0.01

−5.2

(− 9.7, − 0.7)

−0.1

Moderate food insecure

−12.1 (− 18, − 6.3)

−0.2

− 5.6

(− 14.7, 3.5)

−0.1

− 13.8

(− 28.9, 1.3)

−0.1

−16.4

(− 31.3, − 1.5)

−0.1

− 13.3

(− 20.6, − 6)

−0.2

− 10.3

(− 16.8, − 3.9)

−0.2

−8.5

(− 15.2, − 1.9)

−0.1

− 10.8

(− 17.1, − 4.6)

−0.2

Sever food insecure

−11.7 (− 16.9, − 6.5)

− 0.2

−13.3 (− 21.4, − 5.1)

− 0.2

− 20

(− 33.5, − 6.5)

− 0.2

− 25.1

(− 38.5, − 11.8)

−0.2

− 16.8

(− 23.3, − 10.3)

−.03

− 9.4

(− 15.2, − 3.7)

− 0.2

−9.5

(− 15.4, − 3.6)

− 0.2

− 14.1

(− 19.7, − 8.5)

−0.3

  1. aB and β in all domains and total score of QOL have adjusted for age, women and her spouse educational status, number of children, pregnancy willingness, spouse job
  2. bReference variable: food secure