Food Insecurity Is Associated with Undernutrition but Not Overnutrition in Ecuadorian Women from Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics ().

Characteristics	Mean ± SD; Number (%)
Monthly per capita household income (US dollars)	110 ± 104
≤50/month	173 (21.9)
51–99/month	262 (33.1)
100–149/month	206 (26.0)
≥150/month	150 (19.0)
Education (years)	8.0 ± 3.8
<6 years	141 (17.8)
6–9 years	386 (48.6)
≥10 years	267 (33.6)
Age (years)	34 ± 10.6
<30 years	344 (43.3)
30–44 years	327 (41.2)
45 years	123 (15.5)
Marital status
Legally married	235 (29.6)
Common law union	312 (39.3)
Single, never married	178 (22.4)
Separated/divorced/widowed	69 (8.7)
Occupation (full-time housewife)	417 (52.5)
Neighborhood location
Chillogallo	162 (20.4)
Cotocollao	255 (32.1)
El Dorado	212 (26.7)
El Camal	102 (12.8)
Los Chillos	63 (7.9)
Quito birthplace	348 (43.8)
Long-term residency in current neighborhood (50% of lifetime)	483 (60.8)
Household size (number of members)	4.6 ± 1.6
2-3 members	174 (21.9)
4-5 members	447 (56.3)
6 members	173 (21.8)
Pregnancy status: currently pregnant	16 (2.0)