Table 3.
Baseline food security and food assistance characteristics by program completion status and cohort context.
| Completer | LTF1 | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro (N = 24) | Rural (N = 76) | Metro (N = 31) | Rural (N = 39) | Metro (N = 55) | Rural (N = 115) | |
| Food Insecurity Score | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.13 (2.07) | 1.78 (2.11) | 2.00 (1.82) | 1.59 (1.85) | 2.06 (1.92) | 1.71 (2.02) |
| Missing | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) |
| 3-level classification | ||||||
| High or marginal food security | 13 (54%) | 45 (59%) | 17 (55%) | 23 (59%) | 30 (55%) | 68 (59%) |
| Low food security | 5 (21%) | 17 (22%) | 8 (26%) | 11 (28%) | 13 (24%) | 28 (24%) |
| Very low food security | 5 (21%) | 14 (18%) | 5 (16%) | 5 (13%) | 10 (18%) | 19 (17%) |
| Missing | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Binary classification | ||||||
| Food insecure | 10 (42%) | 31 (41%) | 13 (42%) | 16 (41%) | 23 (42%) | 47 (41%) |
| Not food insecure | 13 (54%) | 45 (59%) | 17 (55%) | 23 (59%) | 30 (55%) | 68 (59%) |
| Missing | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. 1LTF indicates loss to follow-up.