Table 2.
Odds ratios of the association between food insecurity, socioeconomic, demographic, housing conditions and sanitation of the households with students in public schools of Salvador-BA (2007)
| Variable | Mild FI* | Moderate/severe FI* | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Gender of the household reference member | ||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 1.69 | 1.18-2.39 | 0.004 | 2.90 | 2.04-4.10 | <0.001 |
| Education of the household reference member | ||||||
| College or university level | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5th to 8th grade | 1.24 | 0.82-1.87 | 0.306 | 1.50 | 0.72-2.32 | 0.069 |
| ≤4th grade | 1.14 | 0.73-1.77 | 0.553 | 2.55 | 1.64-3.94 | <0.001 |
| Skin colour of household reference member | ||||||
| White | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Black | 1.87 | 0.90-3.88 | 0.91 | 2.67 | 1.28-5.58 | 0.009 |
| Mixed and other | 2.05 | 1.04-4.02 | 0.036 | 2.25 | 1.12-4.49 | 0.022 |
| Per-capita monthly income | ||||||
| >¼ MW | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≤¼ MW | 1.25 | 0.85-1.82 | 0.255 | 4.69 | 3.25-6.77 | <0.001 |
| Number of residents in the household | ||||||
| ≤4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5-6 | 1.35 | 0.91-1.97 | 0.127 | 2.10 | 1.43-3.08 | <0.001 |
| ≥7 | 0.86 | 0.52-1.42 | 0.557 | 2.40 | 1.50-3.82 | <0.001 |
| Number of residents below 15 years of age | ||||||
| <4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≥4 | 1.06 | 0.64-1.72 | 0.828 | 2.17 | 1.38-3.37 | 0.001 |
| Number of residents per bedroom | ||||||
| <3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ≥3 | 1.24 | 0.83-1.82 | 0.284 | 3.17 | 2.19-4.57 | <0.001 |
| Indicator of housing conditions | ||||||
| Suitable | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Inappropriate | 1.20 | 0.83-1.72 | 0.321 | 2.42 | 1.69-3.41 | <0.001 |
*Comparison group: Food security situation; MW=Minimum wage; OR=Odds ratio