Table 1 Sample characteristics and indices of food security
From: Food insecurity and its determinants among adults in North and South India
Sample characteristics (n) | Sonipat | Vizag | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural (2501) | Urban (2210) | Rural (2537) | Urban (1757) | ||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
Age in years | Mean (SD) | 52.4 (12.1) | 54.7 (12.0) | 51.8 (11.8) | 53.5 (11.8) | 50.5 (10.7) | 54.3(11.5) | 49.8 (11.9) | 53.5(12.4) |
Wealth index % (95% CI) | 1 (Poorest) | 6.7 (5.5–8.1) | 6.9 (5.5–8.7) | 18.4 (16.3–20.7) | 19.0 (16.7–21.6) | 33.6 (31.1–36.1) | 30.7 (28.1–33.4) | 19.8 (17.4–22.4) | 18.3 (15.7–21.2) |
2 | 10.6 (9.1–12.3) | 10.4 (8.6–12.4) | 11.5(9.8–13.4) | 10.8 (9.0–12.9) | 29.8 (27.4–32.2) | 28.7 (26.1–31.4) | 30.6 (27.8–33.6) | 28.7 (25.6–32.0) | |
3 | 18.9 (17.0–20.9) | 18.0 (15.7–20.5) | 16.0 (14.0–18.1) | 16.3 (14.1–18.7) | 21.6 (19.6–23.9) | 22.8 (20.4–25.3) | 28.1 (25.3–31.0) | 29.1 (26.0–32.4) | |
4 | 28.1 (25.8–30.4) | 27.5 (24.8–30.3) | 23.0 (20.7–25.5) | 22.2 (19.7–24.8) | 11.8 (10.2–13.6) | 13.5 (11.7–15.7) | 15.3 (13.1–17.7) | 16.5 (14.1–19.3) | |
5 (Richest) | 35.8 (33.4–38.2) | 37.2 (34.3–40.2) | 31.2 (28.6–33.8) | 31.7 (28.9–34.6) | 3.2 (2.4–4.3) | 4.3 (3.3–5.7) | 6.3 (4.9–8.0) | 7.4 (5.8–9.5) | |
Dietary diversity (IDDS) | Mean (SD) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.3 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.9) |
BMI kg/m2 | Mean (SD) | 25.6 (5.0) | 23.5 (4.4) | 27.5 (5.3) | 25.3 (5.2) | 22.7 (4.4) | 22.0 (3.8) | 27.1 (4.9) | 25.2 (4.1) |
Food insecurity | FIES > 0 n (%) | 83(5.6) | 26(2.7) | 57(4.8) | 90(8.8) | 234(16.7) | 175(11.8) | 110(11.3) | 84(8.6) |