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Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Nov 6;51(12):1293–1303. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.09.009

TABLE 2.

Bivariate Associations (Odds-Ratios [OR]) of Food Insecurity and Socioeconomic Factors With Past-Year DSM-IV Mental Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)^a (n = 6,483)

	Any Disorder OR (95% CI)	Mood Disorder OR (95% CI)	Anxiety Disorder OR (95% CI)	Behavior Disorder OR (95% CI)	Substance Disorder OR (95% CI)
Parental education
Less than HS	1.5^* (1.1–2.0)	1.0 (0.7–1.6)	1.7^* (1.3–2.2)	1.5 (0.9–2.4)	1.5 (0.8–2.8)
HS	1.2^* (1.0–1.5)	1.2 (1.0–1.6)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.3^* (1.0–1.6)	1.0 (0.7–1.6)
Some college	1.4^* (1.2–1.7)	1.4^* (1.1–1.8)	1.4^* (1.1–1.7)	1.5^* (1.1–1.9)	1.7^* (1.1–2.6)
χ²₃(p)	17.3 (<.001)^*	9.4 (.025)^*	18.9 (<.001)^*	10.0 (.019)	7.7 (.052)
Household income
< 1.5 × poverty line	1.1 (0.8–1.6)	1.0 (0.6–1.6)	1.3 (1.0–1.8)	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	0.8 (0.4–1.4)
> 1.5–< 3 × poverty line	1.2 (1.0–1.5)	1.1 (0.8–1.4)	1.3 (1.0–1.7)	1.4^* (1.0–1.9)	0.8 (0.4–1.4)
> 3–< 6 × poverty line	1.1 (0.9–1.3)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)	1.1 (0.8–1.5)	1.2 (0.9–1.5)	0.9 (0.6–1.4)
χ²₃(p)	2.8 (.420)	0.6 (.910)	4.8 (.190)	5.5 (.140)	1.3 (.740)
Relative deprivation^b	1.0 (0.9–1.0)	1.0 (0.9–1.0)	1.0 (0.9–1.0)	1.0 (0.9–1.0)	1.0 (0.9–1.0)
Community-level inequality^b	1.0 (0.9–1.0)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)	0.9^* (0.8–1.0)
Subjective social status^b	0.8^* (0.7–0.8)	0.8^* (0.7–0.8)	0.8^* (0.8–0.9)	0.7^* (0.7–0.8)	0.7^* (0.6–0.8)
Food insecurity^c	1.2^* (1.1–1.2)	1.2^* (1.0–1.3)	1.2^* (1.1–1.2)	1.2^* (1.2–1.3)	1.2^* (1.0–1.3)

Note: HS = high school.

Models control for age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

Variables are standardized to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Higher scores indicate greater food insecurity.

p < .05.