Table 2 Descriptive statistics of nutritional status, dietary diversity, and household food security among rural and urban women in Narok County, Kenya (n = 649)
From: Household food insecurity access: a predictor of overweight and underweight among Kenyan women
Variables | Population mean (SD) n (649) | Rural mean (SD) n (162) | Urban mean (SD) n (487) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average meals per day | 3.0 (0.51) | 2.97 (0.47) | 3.03 (0.52) | 0.15 |
HDDS | 6.56 (1.3) | 6.41 (1.27) | 6.61 (1.30) | 0.093 |
HFIAS score | 11.5 (6.26) | 12.61 (6.80) | 11.20 (6.03) | 0.013 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0 (4.3) | 22.4 (3.6) | 24.5 (4.4) | 0.000 |
- Underweight (%) | 5.6 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 0.000 |
- Normal (%) | 59.4 | 67.7 | 56.6 | 0.000 |
- Overweight (%) | 26.0 | 18.6 | 28.4 | 0.000 |
- Obese (%) | 9.1 | 2.5 | 11.3 | 0.000 |
Waist circumference ≥80 cm (%) | 38.9 | 41.2 | 32.1 | 0.04 |
WHR (%) | 26.2 | 29.0 | 25.3 | 0.34 |