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

Table 6

Comparison of household food security status with anthropometric indicators.

	⁢Food secure; ⁢ (%)	Low food security; ⁢ (%)	Very low food security; ⁢ (%)	Low food security		Very low food security
				Unadjusted prevalence ratio; (95% CI)	Adjusted prevalence ratio; (95% CI)	Unadjusted prevalence ratio; (95% CI)	Adjusted prevalence ratio; (95% CI)
Generalized obesity ()	()	()	()
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9)	53 (40.8)	119 (43.0)	123 (41.6)	0.95 (0.58, 1.56)	0.90 (0.54, 1.49)	0.93 (0.57, 1.52)	0.80 (0.48, 1.34)
Obesity (BMI 30)	39 (30.0)	68 (24.5)	78 (26.4)	0.74 (0.43, 1.27)	0.70 (0.39, 1.22)	0.80 (0.47, 1.37)	0.61 (0.34, 1.09)
Abdominal obesity ()	()	()	()
Waist circumference > 88 cms	70 (50.7)	147 (52.5)	158 (54.9)	1.04 (0.78, 1.38)	1.03 (0.77, 1.37)	1.08 (0.82, 1.43)	1.00 (0.74, 1.33)
Short adult stature ()	()	()	()
Standing height < 143 cms	12 (8.4)	39 (13.1)	61 (20.1)	1.56 (0.82, 2.98)	1.34 (0.73, 2.66)	2.40 (1.29, 4.46)^1	1.89 (1.01, 3.56)^2

95% CI = 95% confidence interval.
Analyses adjusted for household per capita income, age, education, length of residence in neighborhood, neighborhood location, and data collection year.
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