Table 3. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for food insecurity adjusted by various sets of covariates, Survey of the Health of Wisconsin 2008-2012.
| Adjusted for demographics* | Fully Adjusted* | |||||
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| OR | 95% CI | P-Value | OR | 95% CI | P-Value | |
| Urbanicity | ||||||
| Urban | 1.33 | 0.85-2.08 | 1.57 | 0.94-2.65 | ||
| Other Urban | 0.57 | 0.24-1.38 | 0.73 | 0.29-1.86 | ||
| Rural | 1 | Reference | 0.13 | 1 | Reference | 0.14 |
| Age (One year increase) | 0.97 | 0.96-0.99 | <0.001 | 0.99 | 0.97-1.00 | 0.08 |
| Gender (Female vs Male) | 1.34 | 1.00-1.79 | 0.05 | 1.31 | 0.96-1.79 | 0.09 |
| Race | ||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 1 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | ||
| African American, Non-Hispanic | 3.52 | 2.02-6.11 | 1.88 | 0.86-4.10 | ||
| Hispanic | 3.10 | 1.61-5.97 | 3.10 | 1.32-7.28 | ||
| Other Race | 1.35 | 0.50-3.65 | <0.001 | 1.12 | 0.46-2.77 | 0.06 |
| Education | ||||||
| <High School Diploma | 1.38 | 0.64-2.98 | ||||
| High School Diploma or Equiv. | 1.50 | 0.84-2.69 | ||||
| Some College | 1.58 | 1.00-2.49 | ||||
| ≥4 Yr College | 1 | Reference | 0.26 | |||
| Poverty Income Ratio | ||||||
| <200% FPL | 13.39 | 7.06-25.42 | ||||
| 200-299 %FPL | 9.53 | 5.14-17.69 | ||||
| 300-499% FPL | 2.02 | 0.92-4.42 | ||||
| ≥500% FPL | 1.0 | Reference | <0.001 | |||
*
Demographic variables: age, gender, and race; fully adjusted model added socioeconomic variables (education, income). OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; FPL: federal poverty level.