TABLE 2—
Household Variables According to Nutritional Status of Children and Mothers at Baseline: The Young Lives Study, Younger Cohort, Peru, 2006–2007
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Mothers |
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Variable | Overall | Normal Weight | Overweight | Obesity | Pa | Normal Weight | Overweight | Obesity | Pa |
Household location, no. | 1949 | 1456 | 302 | 100 | < .001 | 820 | 751 | 271 | < .001 |
Urban, % | 69.4 | 66.8 | 72.5 | 86.0 | 61.3 | 73.6 | 85.6 | ||
Rural, % | 30.6 | 33.2 | 27.5 | 14.0 | 38.7 | 26.4 | 14.4 | ||
Household wealth index, no. | 1949 | 1456 | 302 | 100 | < .001 | 820 | 751 | 271 | < .001 |
Bottom, % | 33.2 | 35.0 | 31.8 | 19.0 | 42.6 | 28.8 | 14.3 | ||
Middle, % | 33.5 | 35.0 | 30.1 | 15.0 | 30.4 | 35.7 | 41.0 | ||
Top, % | 33.3 | 30.0 | 38.1 | 66.0 | 27.0 | 35.5 | 44.7 | ||
Household food security, no. | 1949 | 1456 | 302 | 100 | .03 | 820 | 751 | 271 | .25 |
Food security, % | 27.7 | 26.4 | 31.1 | 37.0 | 26.3 | 29.8 | 26.2 | ||
Food insecurity, % | 72.3 | 73.6 | 68.9 | 63.0 | 73.7 | 70.2 | 73.8 | ||
Community Kitchens | 1949 | 1456 | 302 | 100 | .37 | 820 | 751 | 271 | .20 |
No, % | 85.9 | 85.5 | 87.1 | 91.0 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 81.2 | ||
Yes, some months, % | 9.8 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 13.3 | ||
Yes, almost every month, % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
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