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Table 5 Comparison of gestational diabetes status 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

Gestational diabetic

Odds ratio (95% CI)

*Statistical analyses

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Food security

16 (47.1)

235 (31.8)

1

P value = 0.03

F = 8.47

Hunger-free food insecurity

7 (20.6)

231 (31.3)

0.44 (0.17, 1.10)

Medium-hunger food insecurity

6 (17.6)

224 (30.4)

0.39 (0.15, 1.02)

Severe-hunger food insecurity

5 (14.7)

48 (6.5)

1.52 (0.53, 4.37)

  1. *Chi-square test