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It is cross sectional study. Individuals aged over 17 years undergone semi-structured interviews to record sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, food insecurity, symptoms of depression and anxiety. Subsequently, anthropometric characteristics (i.e., body weight, height, waist and hip circumference) were assessed. The main outcomes were symptoms of depression and anxiety, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio. Individuals classified as food insecure exhibited higher scores on the Beck Depression Inventory compared to those classified as food secure (8.85 vs. 7.29 arbitrary units;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.0413). There was no statistically significant difference in Beck Depression Anxiety scores or the frequency of moderate to severe anxiety symptoms between food-secure and food-insecure individuals (all\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). 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All data, analysis code, and research materials are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Data were analyzed using R, version 4.0.0 (version 3.5.3; R Core Team 2020). This study\u2019s design and its analysis were not pre-registered.The dataset utilized in the current manuscript was neither published nor currently is being considered in other scientific journals or media.","order":3,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Transparency and Openness"}},{"value":"The authors have no conflict of interests.","order":4,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interests"}}]}}