Table 3.

Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Diabetes Mellitus in the United States

	Model 1: Unadjusted		Model 2: Adjusted*		Model 3: Adjusted**
	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value
Food Secure	1	ref	1	ref	1	ref
Mild Food Insecurity	1.1 (0.8–1.5)	0.6	1.2 (0.8–1.8)	.3	1.1 (0.7–1.6)	.7
Severe Food Insecurity	1.5 (1.0–2.4)	0.08	2.1 (1.1–4.0)	.02	2.2 (1.2–3.9)	.01

All values are weighted to represent the US population. Data are from NHANES 1999–2000 and 2001–2002. OR is odds ratio; DM is diabetes mellitus; and BMI is body mass index

*Model 2: Adjusted for gender, age, race/ethnicity, parity, income, family history of DM, education, and physical activity

**Model 3: Adjusted for Model 2 covariates and BMI