Table 3 Food security status and dietary diversity score (DDS) by sex of older people participants, Tehran, Iran (n = 583)
Variable | Male (n = 279) N (%) | Female (n = 304) N (%) | Total (n = 583) N (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food security status | Food secure | 172 (61.9) | 161 (52.8) | 332 (56.9) | 0.122 |
Food insecure without hunger | 67 (23.8) | 83 (27.6) | 150 (25.7) | ||
Food insecure with moderate hunger | 32 (11.0) | 51 (16.3) | 83 (14.2) | ||
Food insecure with severe hunger | 9 (3.3) | 9 (3.3) | 18 (3.2) | ||
DDSa | Low (≤ 3) | 56 (23.4) | 74 (27.2) | 130 (25.4) | 0.328 |
High (> 3) | 183 (76.6) | 198 (72.8) | 381 (74.6) | ||