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Table 1_Food insecurity severity, household food acquisition patterns, and food basket contraction in Peru: a national analysis of ENAHO 2025.docx Jacksaint Saintila (11548458) Food Packaging, Preservation and Safety food acquisition food basket food insecurity food insecurity experience scale household survey Peru Background<p>Food insecurity may affect both access to food and the quantities acquired by households. However, evidence on its relationship with the acquisition of specific food groups in Peru remains limited.</p>Objective<p>To evaluate the association between food insecurity severity and the probability and quantity of food acquisition among Peruvian households.</p>Methods<p>A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from 32,053 households participating in the 2025 National Household Survey (ENAHO). Food insecurity was assessed using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES; 0–8 points). Per capita acquisition of fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, pseudocereals and cereal-based foods, fish and seafood, processed meats, and sugar-sweetened beverages was estimated. Modified Poisson regression models were used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs), and Gamma regression models with a log link were used to estimate adjusted mean ratios (aMRs), accounting for the complex survey design.</p>Results<p>Each 1-point increase in FIES was associated with 2.6% lower fruit acquisition (aMR = 0.974; 95% CI: 0.968–0.980) and 1.3% lower vegetable acquisition (aMR = 0.987; 95% CI: 0.982–0.992). Higher FIES severity was also associated with lower probabilities of acquiring fish and seafood, processed meats, and carbonated soft drinks. Cereals, pseudocereals, and cereal-based foods showed only minimal positive associations in continuous models, while categorical analyses showed no monotonic gradient across severity bands.</p>Conclusion<p>Greater food insecurity severity was associated with selective contraction of household food acquisition, particularly for fruits and vegetables, rather than a uniform shift across all food groups.</p> 2026-09-24T04:30:24Z Dataset Dataset 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1966104.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Table_1_Food_insecurity_severity_household_food_acquisition_patterns_and_food_basket_contraction_in_Peru_a_national_analysis_of_ENAHO_2025_docx/33979327 CC BY 4.0