Table 1 Baseline characteristics of adolescents
From: Adolescent food insecurity in rural Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
Variables | Total n = 799 n (%) Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Gender: | |
Males | 399 (49.9) |
Females | 400 (51.1) |
Age (years) | 13.5 ± 2.7 |
Years of schooling | 3.7 ± 3.5 |
Number of siblings | 5.3 ± 2.2 |
Number of adolescent siblings | 2.2 ± 1.5 |
Male siblings attending school | 1.2 ± 1.3 |
Female siblings attending school | 0.63 ± 0.93 |
Father’s years of schooling | 4.8 ± 5.15 |
Mother’s years of schooling | 0.96 ± 2.5 |
Socio-economic status: | |
Lower | 298 (37.3) |
Middle | 255 (31.9) |
High | 246 (30.8) |