Table 2.

Regression analyses of food purchasing^† among those experiencing food insecurity: the Victorian Lifestyle and Neighbourhood Environments Study, Melbourne, Australia, 2003

	Can't afford food		Difficulty lifting		Limited car access
	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Recommended option
Pasta	1·16	0·62, 2·19	0·81	0·54, 1·22	1·11	0·75, 1·65
Cheese	1·36	0·99, 1·87	1·04	0·80, 1·36	0·87	0·67, 1·12
Rice	1·01	0·66, 1·55	0·96	0·72, 1·28	0·81	0·51, 1·26
Bread	0·76	0·55, 1·05	0·99	0·73, 1·38	0·75	0·59, 0·95*
Milk	0·78	0·56, 1·09	1·00	0·74, 1·36	0·62	0·47, 0·81*
Chicken	1·17	0·83, 1·66	1·34	0·93, 1·95	0·78	0·57, 1·07
Tinned fish	0·93	0·66, 1·32	0·96	0·72, 1·29	0·88	0·71, 1·09
Fruit
0–8 types	1·31	0·77, 2·25	1·13	0·75, 1·70	1·49	0·99, 2·25
9–11 types	1·11	0·67, 1·84	1·23	0·79, 1·94	1·07	0·73, 1·56
12–14 types	1·18	0·79, 1·76	1·32	0·94, 1·87	1·20	0·83, 1·71
≥15 types	1·00	–	1·00	–	1·00	–
Vegetables
0–13 types	0·92	0·50, 1·71	0·92	0·56, 1·50	0·91	0·60, 1·38
14–16 types	1·21	0·76, 1·92	1·03	0·70, 1·51	0·80	0·53, 1·20
17–19 types	0·67	0·42, 1·07	0·99	0·74, 1·33	0·97	0·68, 1·39
≥20 types	1·00	–	1·00	–	1·00	–
Chain fast foods
Never	1·00	–	1·00	–	1·00	–
Monthly	0·97	0·70, 1·37	1·23	0·98, 1·54	1·04	0·77, 1·39
Weekly	1·59	1·08, 2·34*	1·77	1·23, 2·54*	1·01	0·69, 1·49
Non-chain fast foods
Never	1·00	–	1·00	–	1·00	–
Monthly	1·04	0·68, 1·59	1·07	0·81, 1·42	0·82	0·63, 1·07
Weekly	1·31	0·77, 2·22	1·45	0·99, 2·13	1·20	0·82, 1·76

^*Indicates that odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval are significant at the 0·05 level.

^†Adjusted for age, household type, country of birth, education, occupation, income and area-level disadvantage.