Table 2 Comparison of characteristics of food secure and insecure adolescents in food-secure households
From: Adolescent food insecurity in rural Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
Variables | Food secure adolescents N = 337 N (%) Mean ± SD | Food insecure adolescents N = 142 N (%) Mean ± SD | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of the adolescent | 14.0 ± 2.7 | 13.2 ± 2.8 | < 0.01 |
Father’s years of schooling | |||
 No schooling | 143 (42.4) | 54 (38.0) | 0.21 |
  < 10 years | 70 (20.8) | 40 (28.2) |  |
  ≥ 10 years | 124 (36.8) | 48 (33.8) |  |
Mother’s years of schooling | |||
 Illiterate | 265 (78.6) | 123 (86.6) | 0.04 |
 Literate | 72 (21.4) | 19 (13.4) |  |
Wealth tertiles | |||
 Low | 77 (22.8) | 42 (29.6) | 0.29 |
 Middle | 101 (30.0) | 40 (28.2) |  |
 high | 159 (47.2) | 60 (42.3) |  |
 Total number of siblings | 5.1 ± 2.3 | 5.3 ± 2.1 | 0.43 |
Gender |  |  | < 0.01 |
 Male | 72 (21.4) | 132 (93.0) |  |
 Female | 265 (78.6) | 10 (7.0) |  |