Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the study sample (n = 62) and main results from the multivariate regression models
| Food insecure | Food secure | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child age (years)a | 12.9 (4.1) | 14.7 (5.6) | 14.0 (5.2) | ||
| Child BMI z-scorea | 0.2 (1.1) | 0.3 (1.2) | 0.3 (1.20) | ||
| CD4 counts (cells/mL)a | 732 (472) | 853 (498) | 809 (489) | ||
| Child genderb | |||||
| Male | 8 (29.6) | 19 (70.4) | 27 (43.6) | ||
| Female | 15 (42.9) | 20 (57.1) | 35 (56.5) | ||
| Child race/ethnicityb | |||||
| Non-African American | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 21 (33.9) | ||
| African American | 17 (41.5) | 24 (58.5) | 41 (66.1) | ||
| Educationb | |||||
| High school or less | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | 31 (50.8) | ||
| At least some college | 9 (30.0) | 21 (70.0) | 30 (49.2) | ||
| Viral suppressionb | |||||
| Complete (viral load < 144 copies/mL) | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) | 34 (56.7) | ||
| Incomplete (viral load ≥ 144 copies/mL) | 13 (50.0) | 13 (50.0) | 26 (43.3) | ||
| Antiretroviral therapy (ARV)b | |||||
| No (non-adherence) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (3.2) | ||
| No (slow progressor) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 4 (6.5) | ||
| Yes | 22 (39.3) | 34 (60.7) | 56 (90.3) | ||
| Health insuranceb | |||||
| None | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | 10 (16.1) | ||
| Private | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 11 (17.7) | ||
| Medicaid or Medicare | 15 (36.6) | 26 (63.4) | 41 (66.1) | ||
| Multivariate model results | |||||
| Linear regression for CD4 countsc | β | [95 % CI] | p | ||
| Food secure | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||
| Food insecure | −0.23 | [−0.40, −0.01] | 0.0453 | ||
| Logistic regression for incomplete viral suppressiond | Odds Ratio | [95 % CI] | p | ||
| Food secure | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||
| Food insecure | 4.07 | [1.02, 13.92] | 0.025 | ||
Comparison of characteristics between food insecure and food secure participants were all p > 0.05. Comparisons were made using Student’s t test for continuous variables and Pearson’s Chi squared or Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables
a
Data presented as mean (standard deviation)
b
Data presented as n (row % for food insecure versus secure, or column % for Total)
c
Controlling for age and race/ethnicity
d
Controlling for gender