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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Nutr. 2022 Jul 8;41(9):1861–1873. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.07.002
Unadjusted Adjusted
Prevalence Odds Ratio p-value Prevalence Odds Ratio p-value
Food insecurity 1.91 (1.48–2.46) <0.001 1.71 (1.08–2.71) 0.027
Male sex 0.74 (0.54–1.03) 0.074 1.1 (0.72–1.7) 0.614
Age - - - -
 60–69 Reference - Reference -
 70–79 4.34 (2.67–7.07) <0.001 3.98 (2.37–6.69) <0.001
 80+ 21.89 (14.61–32.81) <0.001 18.91 (10.49–34.11) <0.001
Marriage status - - - -
 Single Reference - Reference -
 Widowed, divorced, or separated 1.05 (0.54–2.02) 0.883 0.51 (0.22–1.15) 0.091
 Married or living with partner 0.37 (0.18–0.76) 0.009 0.4 (0.15–1.06) 0.061
Race/ethnicity - - - -
 White Reference - Reference -
 Non-Hispanic Black 1.13 (0.7–1.83) 0.602 1.01 (0.53–1.89) 0.983
 Hispanic 1.51 (1.09–2.1) 0.015 1.56 (0.97–2.53) 0.063
 Other 1.34 (0.78–2.32) 0.277 1.34 (0.61–2.95) 0.42
Education - - - -
 ≤12th grade Reference - Reference -
 High school graduate/GED 0.51 (0.33–0.8) 0.005 0.86 (0.49–1.53) 0.574
 Some college or AA degree 0.44 (0.29–0.67) <0.001 0.84 (0.49–1.45) 0.485
 College graduate or above 0.33 (0.21–0.52) <0.001 0.79 (0.41–1.52) 0.435
Income to federal poverty level ratio 0.69 (0.62–0.78) <0.001 0.89 (0.73–1.08) 0.203
Body mass index kg/m2 - - - -
 18.5–24.9 Reference - Reference -
 <18.5 4.59 (1.83–11.52) 0.002 5.64 (1.3–24.52) 0.026
 25–29.9 0.64 (0.44–0.92) 0.019 0.65 (0.41–1.03) 0.064
 ≥30 0.58 (0.38–0.88) 0.012 0.76 (0.44–1.3) 0.271
Diabetes - - - -
 No Reference - Reference -
 Borderline 0.62 (0.31–1.25) 0.174 0.6 (0.19–1.95) 0.347
 Yes 1.78 (1.35–2.35) <0.001 1.82 (1.15–2.9) 0.017
Smoking Status - - - -
 Never smoker Reference - Reference -
 Former smoker 0.77 (0.56–1.06) 0.106 0.76 (0.55–1.05) 0.088
 Current smoker 0.72 (0.48–1.09) 0.114 1.05 (0.43–2.57) 0.895
Congestive heart failure 2.72 (1.6–4.62) 0.001 1.47 (0.73–2.97) 0.238
Myocardial infarction 1.85 (1.35–2.53) <0.001 0.81 (0.47–1.38) 0.381
Stroke 3.11 (2.05–4.69) <0.001 1.47 (0.87–2.47) 0.126
Kidney weak or failing 2.59 (1.47–4.57) 0.002 1.6 (0.69–3.7) 0.234

Odds ratio for presence of food insecurity in presence of sarcopenia for each covariate based on sarcopenia as defined by SDOC cutoffs for grip strength divided by weight <0.45 for men and <0.34 for women