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Table 1 General characteristics of women in rural and urban households in Narok County, Kenya

From: Household food insecurity access: a predictor of overweight and underweight among Kenyan women

 

Population mean (SD) n = 649

Rural mean n = 162

Urban mean n = 487

P value

Weight (kg)

61.8 (12.3)

58.2 (10.6)

63.0 (12.6)

0.000

Height (m)

1.6 (0.07)

1.61 (0.07)

1.60 (0.06)

NS

Hip circumference (cm)

96.9 (10.0)

94.2 (9.4)

98.0 (9.9)

0.000

Waist circumference (cm)

79.0 (10.5)

77.3 (11.2)

79.3 (11.1)

0.05

SOL

4.97 (1.92)

3.62 (1.82)

5.42 (1.73)

0.000

Household size

4

5

4

NS

Age (years)

26

26

26

NS

Post primary education (%)

49.2

12.3

36.9

0.000

Marital status (%)

   • Single

9.5

6.2

10.7

NS

   • Married

88.6

92.0

87.5

NS

   • Other#

1.8

1.9

1.8

NS

  1. SD: Standard deviation, cm: centimetres, SOL:- Standard of living, NS: Not significant, #separated/widowed/divorced.