Table 3 Trend of food insecurity and proportion of adolescents with height for age z-scores below −1 by food security and round of follow up
From: Food insecurity and linear growth of adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Variables | Food insecurity status | P | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Food secure | Food insecure | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Round of survey | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Baseline | 1656(79.5) | 428(20.5) | <0.001 | 2084 |
 Year 1 | 987(51.6) | 924(48.4) | 1911 | |
 Year 2 | 1043(72.9) | 388(27.1) | 1431 | |
Height for age below -1Z score of the WHO reference | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Baseline | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 747(46.1) | 198(49.3) | 0.260 | 915 |
 No | 838(53.9) | 204(50.7) | 1042 | |
Year 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 419(44.7) | 435(50.8) | 0.010 | 854 |
 No | 519(53.3) | 422(49.2) | 941 | |
Year 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 496(47.4) | 176(45.0) | 0.430 | 672 |
 No | 551(52.6) | 215(55.0) | 766 | |