Table 2.
Adjusted odds ratiosa for food insecurity or housing instability
| Sample Characteristic | Food Insecurity n=105 |
Housing Instability n=54 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P Value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | P Value | |
| Age group (yr) | ||||||
| 67–86 (n=99) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| 55–66 (n=99) | 1.82 | 0.96 to 3.47 | 0.07 | 2.35c | 1.04 to 5.31c | 0.04c |
| 27–54 (n=98) | 2.89c | 1.55 to 5.41c | 0.001c | 2.07 | 0.91 to 4.74 | 0.08 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female (n=127) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| Male (n=173) | 1.53 | 0.92 to 2.55 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.54 to 1.86 | 1 |
| Race | ||||||
| White (n=55) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| Black (n=213) | 1.59 | 0.8 to 3.15 | 0.19 | 1.38 | 0.58 to 3.33 | 0.47 |
| Asian, AIAN, NHPI, or >1 race (n=25) | 1.28 | 0.43 to 3.85 | 0.66 | 2.21 | 0.65 to 7.5 | 0.21 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic (n=280) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| Hispanic (n=17) | 2.14 | 0.71 to 6.5 | 0.18 | 1.02 | 0.27 to 3.84 | 0.97 |
| Income | ||||||
| ≥$25,000/yr (n=109) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| <$25,000/yr (n=91) | 4.65c | 2.32 to 9.34c | <0.001c | 2.2c | 1.01 to 4.79c | 0.05c |
| Financial strain | ||||||
| Some money left over (n=100) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| Just enough to make ends meet (n=88) | 2.97c | 1.44 to 6.11c | 0.003c | 2.47 | 0.94 to 6.49 | 0.07 |
| Not enough to make ends meet (n=67) | 8.49c | 3.9 to 18.49c | <0.001c | 6.52c | 2.51 to 16.89c | <0.001c |
| Education level | ||||||
| Post-high school (n=61) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| High school (n=131) | 0.92 | 0.52 to 1.62 | 0.76 | 2.06 | 0.96 to 4.43 | 0.07 |
| Less than high school (n=113) | 2.24 | 1.1 to 4.54c | 0.03c | 3.13c | 1.3 to 7.53c | 0.01c |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Cohabitating or married (n=105) | (ref) | 1.38 to 5.01c | (ref) | |||
| Divorced, widowed, or separated (n=97) | 2.63c | 0.73 to 2.75 | 0.003c | 1.64 | 0.74 to 3.63 | 0.22 |
| Never married (n=90) | 1.42 | 0.3 | 1.51 | 0.68 to 3.32 | 0.31 | |
| % Below FPL b | ||||||
| 0%–12% (n=146) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| 12.5%–36.3% (n=145) | 1.56 | 0.94 to 2.61 | 0.09 | 1.2 | 0.51 to 2.81 | 0.68 |
| Dissimilarity index b | ||||||
| Below median (n=185) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| Above median (n=120) | 1.52 | 0.91 to 2.54 | 0.11 | 1.28 | 0.66 to 2.48 | 0.47 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AIAN, American Indian and Alaska Native; NHPI, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander; FPL, Federal Poverty Level.
a
Multivariate logistic regression model adjusted for age and sex except when independent variable in the model.
b
Multivariate mixed-effects logistic regression model adjusted for age and sex.
c
p< 0.05