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. 2023 Jul 24;195(28):E948–E955. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230332

Table 4:

Association between household food insecurity status and use of any health services for a mental or substance use disorder among children and adolescents in Ontario, Canada (sensitivity analysis)

Exposure Prevalence ratio (95% CI)
Unadjusted model Partially adjusted model* Fully adjusted model
Food-secure Ref. Ref. Ref.
Marginally food-insecure 1.47 (1.28–1.68) 1.46 (1.27–1.68) 1.37 (1.19–1.58)
Moderately food-insecure 1.63 (1.45–1.84) 1.56 (1.38–1.77) 1.39 (1.23–1.58)
Severely food-insecure 1.78 (1.51–2.09) 1.73 (1.45–2.05) 1.42 (1.19–1.69)

Note: CI = confidence interval, Ref. = reference category.

*

Adjusted for age, sex, household income and rurality.

Adjusted for age, sex, household income, rurality, racial group, maternal migrant status, maternal mental health visit in the previous year, maternal substance use visit in the previous year, single-parent household, number of children in household and survey cycle. Test for trend prevalence ratio 1.25, 95% CI 1.21–1.31.