Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of cohort.
| Characteristic |
Overall |
Did Not Report Food Need |
Reported Food Need |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 96,792 |
N = 72,025 |
N = 24,767 |
||
| Mean (SD) or % (N) | Mean (SD) or % (N) | Mean (SD) or % (N) | ||
| Age at Initial Food Need Assessment, Years | 55.15 (13.68) | 55.77 (14.05) | 53.33 (12.36) | <0.001 |
| Female | 56.34% (54,516) | 56.10% (40,396) | 57.04% (14,120) | 0.01 |
| Racial Identity | <0.001 | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.11% (1079) | 1.04% (752) | 1.32% (327) | |
| Asian | 4.78% (4624) | 5.36% (3858) | 3.09% (766) | |
| Black | 26.03% (25,198) | 25.31% (18,227) | 28.15% (6971) | |
| Multiple | 0.89% (857) | 0.73% (524) | 1.34% (333) | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.77% (750) | 0.73% (529) | 0.89% (221) | |
| Not Reported | 7.90% (7647) | 7.75% (5582) | 8.34% (2065) | |
| White | 58.51% (56,637) | 59.08% (42,553) | 56.87% (14,084) | |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 33.99% (31,698) | 34.45% (23,889) | 32.65% (7809) | <0.001 |
| Primary Language Other Than English | 33.86% (32,749) | 35.26% (25,381) | 29.79% (7368) | <0.001 |
| Comorbidity Index | 0.23 (0.93) | 0.22 (0.95) | 0.27 (0.89) | <0.001 |
| Health Insurance | <0.001 | |||
| Medicaid | 35.19% (33,513) | 32.72% (23,184) | 42.40% (10,329) | |
| Medicare | 25.72% (24,490) | 27.06% (19,172) | 21.83% (5318) | |
| Other Public | 2.03% (1934) | 2.01% (1423) | 2.10% (511) | |
| Private | 18.51% (17,626) | 20.77% (14,716) | 11.95% (2910) | |
| Uninsured | 18.55% (17,659) | 17.45% (12,366) | 21.73% (5293) | |
| Household Income as Percentage of Federal Poverty Threshold | 123.50 (308.37) | 133.46 (328.81) | 96.35 (242.06) | <0.001 |
| Social Vulnerability Index at Census Tract Level | 0.69 (0.24) | 0.69 (0.24) | 0.71 (0.23) | <0.001 |
| Mean HbA1c in Year Prior to Food Need Assessment, % | 7.66 (1.95) | 7.60 (1.89) | 7.82 (2.09) | <0.001 |
| Mean Systolic Blood Pressure in Year Prior to Food Need Assessment, mm Hg | 129.78 (13.49) | 129.75 (13.44) | 129.87 (13.64) | 0.80 |
| Mean Diastolic Blood Pressure in Year Prior to Food Need Assessment, mm Hg | 78.05 (8.01) | 77.79 (7.93) | 78.78 (8.18) | <0.001 |
| Mean LDL Cholesterol in Year Prior to Food Need Assessment, mg/dL | 101.11 (35.17) | 100.61 (34.93) | 102.52 (35.79) | <0.001 |
Greater comorbidity index scores indicate greater comorbidity; greater social vulnerability index scores indicates greater risk; HbA1c = hemoglobin a1c; LDL = low density lipoprotein.