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Table 4 Comparison of the status of hypertension/preeclampsia by food security status

From: Prevalence of food insecurity in pregnant women and its association with gestational weight gain pattern, neonatal birth weight, and pregnancy complications in Hamadan County, Iran, in 2018

Food security status

Hypertension/preeclampsia in pregnancy

Odds ratio (95% CI)

*Statistical analyses

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Food security

17 (42.5)

234 (32.0)

1

P value = 0.27

F = 3.88

Hunger-free food insecurity

14 (35.0)

224 (30.6)

0.86 (0.41, 1.78)

Medium-hunger food insecurity

7 (17.5)

223 (30.5)

0.43 (0.17, 1.06)

Severe-hunger food insecurity

2 (5.0)

51 (7.0)

0.53 (0.12, 2.40)

  1. *Chi-square test