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. 2015 May-Jun;130(3):261–268. doi: 10.1177/003335491513000313

Table 2.

Risk factors for food insecurity in Veterans Aging Cohort Study participants, 2002–2008 (n=6,709)

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aFood insecurity is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.

OR = odds ratio

CI = confidence interval

AOR = adjusted odds ratio

Ref. = reference group

NS = not significant

PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9

HIV = human immunodeficiency virus

Figure. Severity of chronic conditions by food insecuritya for Veterans Aging Cohort Study participants, 2002–2008

aFood insecurity is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.

HgBA1c = glycosylated hemoglobin A1c

HIV = human immunodeficiency virus

VACS = Veterans Aging Cohort Study

PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9

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