Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and BMI data based on food security status
From: Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies
Food-secure group (n:160) | Food-insecure group (n:91) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 23.9 ± 7.96 | 29.4 ± 10.47 | < 0.001 |
Marital status | |||
Single | 120 (75.0%) | 46 (50.5%) | < 0.001 |
Married | 40 (25.0%) | 45 (49.5%) | |
Duration of education | |||
< 8 years | 11 (6.9%) | 11 (12.1%) | < 0.001 |
8–12 years | 21 (13.1%) | 28 (30.8%) | |
> 12 years | 128 (80.0%) | 52 (57.1%) | |
Self-evaluated household income status | |||
Income below expenses | 86 (53.8%) | 65 (71.4%) | 0.006 |
Income equal to expenses | 63 (39.4%) | 18 (19.8%) | |
Income above expenses | 11 (6.8%) | 8 (8.8%) | |
Number of family members | 5.5 ± 2.10 | 5.7 ± 2.45 | 0.286 |
Number of children in the family | 2.4 ± 1.17 | 2.9 ± 1.52 | 0.031 |
Number of working family members | 1.4 ± 8.90 | 1.2 ± 0.74 | 0.191 |
Legal status in Türkiye | |||
Turkish citizen | 38 (23.8%) | 17 (18.7%) | 0.357 |
Temporary protection | 108 (67.4%) | 69 (75.8%) | |
Other | 14 (8.8%) | 5 (5.5%) | |
Turkish language proficiency | |||
Very low | 4 (2.5%) | 4 (4.4%) | 0.408 |
Low | 10 (6.3%) | 9 (9.9%) | |
Medium/High | 95 (59.4%) | 56 (61.5%) | |
Very high | 51 (31.8%) | 22 (24.2%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 4.10 | 25.1 ± 4.87 | 0.018 |
BMİ category | |||
Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 14 (8.8%) | 3 (3.2%) | 0.001 |
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 106 (66.2%) | 44 (48.4%) | |
Overweight and obese (≥ 25 kg/m2) | 40 (25.0%) | 44 (48.4%) | |