Table 2.

Adjusted Association Between Food Insecurity and Obesity Among Women and Men in the United States

	Women			Men
	Odds of obesity (BMI ≥ 30), p value	Mean BMI (kg/m2), p value	Mean waist circumference (cm), p value	Odds of obesity (BMI ≥ 30), p value	Mean BMI (kg/m2), p value	Mean waist circumference (cm), p value
Food secure (Referent)	1	28.9	95.5	1	28.0	100.7
Mild food insecurity	2.0 (p < .001)	30.9 (p < .001)	98.3 (p = .001)	0.9 (p = .7)	27.8 (p = .8)	98.0 (p = .9)
Severe food insecurity	1.0 (p = .9)	28.9 (p = .8)	95.5 (p = .8)	0.9 (p = .7)	27.8 (p = .9)	99.1 (p = .8)

Data are from NHANES 1999–2000 and 2001–2002. All values are weighted to represent the US population. Results are adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, parity (women only), income, educational attainment, occupational physical activity, and leisure-time physical activity. BMI = body mass index