| Variables |
Total |
Food secure (n=36) |
Food insecure (n=187) |
t- Stat(df) |
Mean Difference (95% C.I.) |
p value |
| n (%) |
Mean(SD) |
n (%) |
Mean(SD) |
| Male |
95(42.6) |
17(7.6) |
|
78(35.0) |
|
|
|
0.583¶ |
| Female |
128(57.4) |
19(8.5) |
|
109(48.9) |
|
|
|
|
| Age of the children |
91.43(31.46) |
|
99.94(30.23) |
|
89.79(31.51) |
1.78(221) |
10.15 (-1.07,21.38) |
0.075 |
| Weight(kg) |
22.01(8.79) |
|
24.90 (10.75) |
|
21.46(8.29) |
2.16(221) |
3.44 (0.31, 6.57) |
0.031† |
| Height(cm) |
116.52(19.1) |
|
119.22(23.56) |
|
116.00(18.15) |
0.92(221) |
3.21(-3.64, 10.06) |
0.357† |
| Weight/Age Z |
-1.07(1.069) |
|
-0.72(1.24) |
|
-1.15(1.02) |
2.17(221) |
0.41 (0.03, 0.79) |
0.031† |
| Sig. Underweight |
42(18.8) |
6 (2.7) |
|
36(16.1) |
|
|
|
0.114F |
| Mild Underweight |
94(42.2) |
10(4.5) |
|
84(37.7) |
|
|
|
|
| Normal |
83(39.0) |
19(8.5) |
|
64(28.7) |
|
|
|
|
| Overweight |
4(1.8) |
1(0.4) |
|
3(1.3) |
|
|
|
|
| Height/Age Z |
-1.26(1.04) |
|
-0.93(1.07) |
|
-1.35(1.03) |
2.04(221) |
0.38 (0.01, 0.76) |
0.042† |
| Sig. Stunting |
56(25.1) |
7(3.1) |
|
49(22.0) |
|
|
|
0.048F |
| Mild stunting |
81(36.3) |
8(3.6) |
|
73(32.7) |
|
|
|
|
| Normal |
86(38.5) |
21(9.4) |
|
64(29.1) |
|
|
|
|
| Weight/Height Z |
-0.46(1.02) |
|
-0.08(1.34) |
|
-0.52(0.94) |
2.08 (221) |
0.43 (0.02- 0.85) |
0.039† |
| Sig. Wasting |
12(6.1) |
3(1.5) |
|
9(4.6) |
|
|
|
0.074F |
| Mild Wasting |
48(24.5) |
4(2.0) |
|
44(22.4) |
|
|
|
|
| Normal |
136(69.3) |
22(11.2) |
|
114(58.1) |
|
|
|
|
| MUAC |
17.8(2.92) |
|
19.09(3.94) |
|
17.57(2.6) |
2.21(41.16) |
1.51 (0.48, 2.54) |
0.032† |
| Weight during birth |
3.11(0.46) |
|
3.117(0.49) |
|
3.11(0.46) |
0.04(221) |
0.003(-0.16, 0.17) |
0.968† |
| < 2.5 kg |
36(16.1) |
1(0.4) |
|
35(15.7) |
|
|
|
0.32 |
| ≥ 2.5 kg |
187(83.8) |
15(6.7) |
|
172(77.1) |
|
|
|
|
|
