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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 1.37 (1.09–1.72) 0.008 1.14 (0.85–1.54) 0.336
Male sex 0.84 (0.66–1.06) 0.137 0.87 (0.59–1.27) 0.417
Age - - - -
 60–69 Reference - Reference -
 70–79 1.84 (1.42–2.38) <0.001 2.58 (1.85–3.6) <0.001
 80+ 3.21 (2.29–4.52) <0.001 7.2 (4.36–11.86) <0.001
Marriage status - - - -
 Single Reference - Reference -
 Widowed, divorced, or separated 1.53 (0.97–2.4) 0.064 1.1 (0.49–2.49) 0.797
 Married or living with partner 1 (0.64–1.56) 0.992 0.93 (0.43–2.03) 0.846
Race/ethnicity - - - -
 White Reference - Reference -
 Non-Hispanic Black 0.89 (0.74–1.07) 0.204 0.55 (0.39–0.77) 0.003
 Hispanic 1.11 (0.92–1.34) 0.267 0.96 (0.67–1.38) 0.812
 Other 0.58 (0.41–0.81) 0.003 0.82 (0.52–1.29) 0.337
Education - - - -
 ≤12th grade Reference - Reference -
 High school graduate/GED 0.86 (0.65–1.15) 0.293 1.13 (0.73–1.73) 0.541
 Some college or AA degree 0.85 (0.65–1.11) 0.213 1.01 (0.7–1.45) 0.961
 College graduate or above 0.59 (0.42–0.82) 0.003 1.05 (0.66–1.67) 0.806
Income to federal poverty level ratio 0.85 (0.79–0.92) <0.001 0.95 (0.86–1.05) 0.282
Body mass index kg/m2 - - - -
 18.5–24.9 Reference - Reference -
 <18.5 0.92 (0.33–2.56) 0.867 0.81 (0.21–3.2) 0.737
 25–29.9 3.05 (2.15–4.31) <0.001 4.13 (2.67–6.38) <0.001
 ≥30 18.39 (12.91–26.2) <0.001 32.13 (20.76–49.73) <0.001
Diabetes - - - -
 No Reference - Reference -
 Borderline 1.73 (1.02–2.94) 0.044 1.48 (0.73–3.02) 0.237
 Yes 3.16 (2.47–4.04) <0.001 2.14 (1.54–2.98) 0.001
Smoking Status - - - -
 Never smoker Reference - Reference -
 Former smoker 1.1 (0.86–1.39) 0.442 0.9 (0.63–1.3) 0.53
 Current smoker 0.56 (0.35–0.89) 0.016 0.9 (0.53–1.53) 0.649
Congestive heart failure 3.36 (2.18–5.16) <0.001 1.89 (1.12–3.21) 0.024
Myocardial infarction 1.84 (1.35–2.52) <0.001 1.05 (0.56–1.96) 0.872
Stroke 2.2 (1.6–3.02) <0.001 1.68 (1.06–2.66) 0.033
Kidney weak or failing 1.67 (1.06–2.61) 0.027 0.87 (0.38–1.98) 0.702

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.