Relation of Food Insecurity and Hemoglobin Level in Preschool Aged Children

Table 1

Nutritional status of preschool children, according to anthropometric indicators, hemoglobin level, and household food insecurity. Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil, 2014.

Variables		%
Household food insecurity
Severe food insecurity	6	1,9
Moderate food insecurity	39	12,7
Mild food insecurity	82	26,6
Food security	181	58,8
Hemoglobin level
<11 g/dL	59	19,2
≥11 g/dL	249	80,8
Child growth
	3	1,0
	10	3,2
	5	1,6
	19	6,2

-for-length Z-scores less than −2,00. -for-age Z-scores less than −2,00. -for-age Z-scores less than −2,00. -for-age Z-scores greater than +2,00.