3. Results
Mothers had an average food security score of 1.02 (2.00) (mean ± SD), with 21% reporting food insecurity and 12.9% reporting high food insecurity. These numbers are greater than the 11.8% of the U.S. population reporting low food security and 4.3% of the U.S. population reporting very low food security in 2018 [The relations among variables (The indirect effects of food insecurity on BMI through DD, CFCS, and perceived stress are shown in 