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Prevalence of Obesity in Adolescents from Households with and without Food Security
| Food insecure |
Food secure |
Prevalence ratio | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | No obesity | Obesity | No obesity | ||
| 25.9% (22.9–28.9) | 74.1% (71.1–77.1) | 19.5% (17.6–21.5) | 80.5% (78.6–82.4) | 1.3 (1.2–1.5) | <0.0001 |
Percentage of adolescents and 95% confidence intervals are reported for each category. The 95% confidence interval is presented in parentheses for the prevalence ratio.
