Table 3.

Multivariate associations of nutrition-related characteristics with low and very low food security compared with food security in 251 Dutch food bank recipients†

Determinants	N	Low food security versus food security, OR (95% CI)	N	Very low food security versus food security, OR (95% CI)
Money spent on groceries (per person per week)
€0–€29.99	92	1.47 (0.64 to 3.34)	56	0.82 (0.34 to 1.96)
€30–€50 (Ref)	16	1.00	16	1.00
Satisfaction with food parcel	109	0.66** (0.44 to 0.99)	74	0.71 (0.45 to 1.12)
Satisfaction with overall food intake	109	0.56** (0.34 to 0.92)	74	0.46* (0.27 to 0.78)
Perceived healthiness of overall food intake	109	0.44* (0.26 to 0.77)	74	0.34* (0.19 to 0.62)
Self-efficacy of eating healthy	108	0.74 (0.49 to 1.10)	74	0.62** (0.40 to 0.96)
Use of all products from parcel
Never	4	1.29 (0.22 to 7.72)	3	1.01 (0.15 to 6.80)
Sometimes	68	1.29 (0.67 to 2.48)	37	0.79 (0.38 to 1.61)
Always (ref)	37	1.00	34	1.00
Use of perishable foods beyond expiration date
Never	22	0.95 (0.34 to 2.61)	20	1.57 (0.51 to 4.78)
Sometimes	69	1.17 (0.48 to 2.82)	43	1.61 (0.59 to 4.39)
Always (ref)	18	1.00	11	1.00
Use of non-perishable foods beyond expiration date
Never	17	1.22 (0.41 to 3.64)	8	0.61 (0.18 to 2.11)
Sometimes	67	0.94 (0.43 to 2.05)	46	0.86 (0.37 to 1.99)
Always (ref)	25	1.00	20	1.00

*p<0.01.

**p<0.05.

†Adjusted for age, sex and educational level.