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Table 6 Comparison of pregnancy anemia status by food security status

From: Prevalence of food insecurity in pregnant women and its association with gestational weight gain pattern, neonatal birth weight, and pregnancy complications in Hamadan County, Iran, in 2018

Food security status

Pregnancy anemia

Odds ratio (95% CI)

*Statistical analyses

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Food security

5 (20.0)

246 (32.9)

1

P value = 0.45

F = 2.59

Hunger-free food insecurity

10 (40.0)

228 (30.5)

2.15 (0.72, 6.40)

Medium-hunger food insecurity

9 (36.0)

221 (29.6)

2.00 (0.66, 6.06)

Severe-hunger food insecurity

1 (4.0)

52 (7.0)

0.94 (0.10, 8.26)

  1. *Chi-square test