Table 1 Association between food security and socio-demographic variables at baseline
From: Food insecurity and linear growth of adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Variables | n | Food security status | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Food secure(n=1656) | Food insecure(n=428) | |||
Age(years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 13 | 458 | 76.2 | 23.8 | 0.184 |
 14 | 479 | 81.8 | 18.2 | |
 15 | 479 | 81.0 | 19.0 | |
 16 | 386 | 77.7 | 22.3 | |
 17 | 282 | 80.4 | 19.6 | |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 746 | 76.5 | 23.5 | 0.028 |
 Semi-Urban | 589 | 79.8 | 20.2 | |
 Rural | 749 | 82.1 | 17.9 | |
Household income tertiles | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 low | 687 | 77.0 | 23.0 | 0.011 |
 Middle | 702 | 78.2 | 21.8 | |
 High | 695 | 83.2 | 16.8 | |