Table II.

Multivariate analysis of determinants across Household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) categories (N=363)

HFIAS categories	Determinants		OR	Multivariate regression
				P value	aOR (95% CI)
Mild	Family size	Upto 4	0.89	0.049	0.376 (0.142-0.997)
		> 4 members	0#
	Ownership of house	Rented	1.62	0.040	3.379 (1.055-10.823)
		Own	0#
Moderate	Family size	Upto 4	0.25	<0.001	0.056 (0.021-0.153)
		> 4 members	0#
	Dependents in family	Yes	2.53	0.020	3.118 (1.196-8.131)
		No	0#
	Ownership of house	Rented	1.21	0.005	5.336 (1.651-17.244)
		Own	0#
	Age of head of the household (yr)	<37	0.41	0.036	0.344 (0.127-0.933)
		>37	0#
Severe	PDS usage	Regular	0.26	0.002	0.043 (0.006-0.311)
		Irregular	0#
	Family size	Upto 4	0.47	0.023	0.277 (0.091-0.839)
		> 4 members	0#
	Co-morbidity among family members	Yes	3.06	<0.001	8.798 (3.111-24.884)
		No	0#
	Ownership of house	Rented	2.15	<0.001	18.287 (4.902-68.229)
		Own	0#
	Age of head of the household (yr)	<37	0.41	0.003	0.178 (0.056-0.567)
		>37	0#
	Gender of head of household	Male	0.27	0.037	0.175 (0.034-0.901)
		Female	0#

P^*<0.05 taken as significant

The reference category is: Secure (^#parameter is set to zero because it is redundant)

Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were obtained from multivariate logistic regression models including the following covariates: family size, dependents in family, ownership of house, age and gender of head of household, co-morbidity among family members, and PDS usage

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio