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. 2023 Jul 25;23:1424. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16332-0

Table 3.

Odds ratios (OR) and 99% confidence intervals (CI) of the association between sociodemographic variables and moderate/severe household food insecurityin households headed by older people. Family Budget Survey

Variables Moderate/severe food insecurity
Bivariate model Adjusted model
OR¹ 99% CI ² p value 3 OR¹ 99% CI ² p value 4
Sex Male 1.0 1.0
Female 1.4 1.2; 1.7 0.000 1.5 1.2; 1.8 0.000
Skin color/race White 1.0 1.0
Black 3.0 2.3; 4.1 0.000 1.8 1.3; 2.4 0.000
Brown 2.7 2.2; 3.4 0.000 1.5 1.2; 1.9 0.000
Asian/Yellow 0.5 0.1; 1.6 0.125 0.6 0.2; 2.4 0.248
Indigenous 5.6 2.5; 12.6 0.000 3.5 1.3; 9.3 0.001
Educational level (years) > 8 1.0 1.0
1 to 8 2.5 1.9; 3.3 0.000 2.0 1.5; 2.7 0.000
No schooling 4.9 3.7; 6.4 0.000 2.7 2.0; 3.6 0.000
Region South 1.0 1.0
North 6.0 4.1; 8.6 0.000 2.9 2.0; 4.5 0.000
Northeast 4.6 3.4; 6.3 0.000 2.5 1.8; 3.5 0.000
Southeast 1.7 1.2; 2.5 0.000 1.6 1.1; 2.2 0.002
Midwest 3.7 2.1; 6.3 0.000 2.9 1.7; 5.0 0.000
Area Urban 1.0
Rural 1.4 1.1; 1.8 0.000
Number of residents in the household 1 1.0
2 0.8 0.6; 1.0 0.010
≥ 3 1.0 0.8; 1.3 0.732
Number of older people in the household 1 1.0
≥ 2 1.5 1.2; 1.8 0.000
Per capita monthly income* ≥ 1 MW 1.0 1.0
1/2 to 1 MW 3.1 2.6; 3.9 0.000 1.9 1.5; 2.3 0.000
≤ 1/2 MW 5.6 4.3; 7.3 0.000 2.6 1.9; 3.5 0.000
Receipt of the Continuous Provision Benefit No 1.0
Yes 1.9 1.4; 2.5 0.000
Receipt of the Bolsa Família Program No 1.0 1.0
Yes 3.8 2.9; 5.0 0.000 1.5 1.1; 2.1 0.000
Receipt of retirement/pension Yes 1.0 1.0
No 2.0 1.7; 2.5 0.000 1.7 1.3; 2.1 0.000

Notes: CI, confidence interval. MW, Minimum wage. Age was included as a confounding variable. 1Odds Ratio; 299% confidence interval.3p valor > 0.05; 4p valor > 0.01. *Minimum wage in Brazil in 2018: $US 297.20 (R$954, Brazilian real)