| Variables |
Food secure (n=36) |
Food insecure(n=187) |
t-stat(df) |
Mean Difference(95% C.I.) |
p-Valuea |
| n(%) |
Mean(SD) |
n(%) |
Mean(SD) |
/x2 (df) |
| Household income RM |
|
1101.97(437.19) |
|
760.67(323.6) |
4.45(42.6) |
341.30 (186.76, 495.83) |
<0.001† |
| <RM691 |
7(3.0) |
|
92(41.3) |
|
|
|
<0.001¶ |
| 691-1000 |
10(4.5) |
|
65(29.1) |
|
|
|
|
| >RM 1000 |
19(8.5) |
|
30(13.5) |
|
|
|
|
| House hold income per capita RM |
|
201.57(77.44) |
|
117.00(48.18) |
6.3(40.3) |
84.56 (57.53, 111.59) |
<0.001† |
| <RM 59 |
0(0.0) |
|
10(4.4) |
|
|
|
<0.001¶ |
| RM 59-118.04 |
6(2.7) |
|
99(44.4) |
|
|
|
|
| >RM 118.04 |
30(13.5) |
|
78(35.0) |
|
|
|
|
| No. of participants in HH income |
|
1.53(0.61) |
|
1.24(0.68) |
2.3(221) |
0.28 (0.046, 0.52) |
0.019† |
| None contributing to HH income |
0(0.0) |
|
14(6.3) |
|
|
|
0.018¶ |
| Only one contributing to HH income |
19(8.5) |
|
124(55.6) |
|
|
|
|
| More than one contributing to HH income |
17(7.6) |
|
49(22.0) |
|
|
|
|
| Totalfood expenditure RM |
|
550.06(257.69) |
|
462.28(192.29) |
2.36 (221) |
87.76 (14.57, 160.96) |
0.019† |
|
