Table 3.

Association of caregivers’ (n 511) overall positive and negative life experiences counts and event impact scores with food security status in the Midlands Family Study (2012–2013)

	Caregivers’ life experience counts				Caregivers’ life experience impact scores
	Food insecure without child hunger v. food secure		Child hunger v. food secure		Food insecure without child hunger v. food secure		Child hunger v. food secure
	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Positive experiences	0·96	0·88, 1·04	0·95	0·87, 1·04	0·98	0·95, 1·01	0·98	0·95, 1·01
Negative experiences	1·16	1·09, 1·24	1·28	1·20, 1·37	1·08	1·04, 1·11	1·12	1·08, 1·15

OR and 95 % CI are shown for every one-unit increase in the experience count or impact score. Models are adjusted for caregiver gender, race/ethnicity, urban residence, number of adults and children in the household, an indicator variable related to recruitment type and income. Bold text indicates significant associations.