Table 3.
Anthropometric growth characteristics of the study population at baseline by food insecurity status; caregivers (n 298) of children aged 6–18 months, Intibucá, rural Honduras, March–April 2009
| Food insecurity status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None or mild (n 61) | Moderate (n 126) | Severe (n 111) | |||||
| Median | P25, P75 | Median | P25, P75 | Median | P25, P75 | P value* | |
| Length-for-age Z-score of child | −0·48 | −1·39, 0·16 | −0·57 | −1·31, 0·14 | −0·75 | −1·53, −0·21 | 0·42 |
| Weight-for-age Z-score of child | −0·25 | −0·88, 0·09 | −0·42 | −1·02, 0·30 | −0·63 | −1·28, 0·22 | 0·24 |
| Weight-for-length Z-score of child | −0·14 | −0·66, 0·36 | −0·15 | −0·77, 0·51 | −0·21 | −1·00, 0·37 | 0·46 |
P25, 25th percentile; P75, 75th percentile.
*P values are based on the F test for contrast using one-way ANOVA.