Table 2.
Proportion of overweight and obesity by food security status among low-income African-American families with children (n 298) in Baltimore City, MD, USA, June 2013–June 2014
| Food security status*,† | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecure | |||
| Food secure | Without hunger | With hunger | |
| Adult (%) (n 298) | |||
| Overweight‡ | 20·1 | 18·4 | 16·2 |
| Obesity§ | 66·1 | 64·4 | 73·0 |
| Child (%) (n 283) | |||
| Overweight|| | 28·7 | 20·7 | 21·6 |
| Obesity¶ | 14·4 | 16·1 | 18·9 |
| Household** (%) (n 283) | |||
| Overweight‡,|| | 4·0 | 5·7 | 2·7 |
| Obesity§,¶ | 10·9 | 11·5 | 16·2 |
*
No significant differences were found between groups (P<0·05).
†
Pearson χ2 test to compare the groups (two-sided),
‡
BMI=25·00–29·99 kg/m2 (WHO( 31 )).
§
BMI≥30·00 kg/m2 (WHO( 31 )).
||
BMI-for-age Z-score ≥1 and <2 for children of the same age and sex (WHO Child Growth Standards( 32 )).
¶
BMI-for-age Z-score ≥2 for children of the same age and sex (WHO Child Growth Standards( 32 )).
**
Adult and child overweight and/or obese in the same household.