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Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Sep;112(9):1403–1409. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.06.011

Table 3.

Logistic regression estimates of unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of obesity for food insecure adults compared with food secure adults in 12 states, by sex, education level, and number of children in the household, Behavioral

Characteristics	Unadjusted odds ratio	95% CI	Adjusted odds ratio	95% CI
Total^a	1.61^b	(1.44–1.79)^b	1.32^b	(1.17–1.50)^b
Sex
Male^c	1.28^b	(1.05–1.55)^b	1.14	(0.93–1.40)
Female^c	2.00^b	(1.77–2.26)^b	1.48^b	(1.27–1.72)^b
Education level
<High school^d	1.35	(1.00–1.83)	1.12	(0.80–1.59)
High school^d	1.19	(1.00–1.42)	1.03	(0.84–1.26)
Some college^d	1.54^b	(1.23–1.92)^b	1.39^b	(1.11–1.76)^b
College graduate^d	2.09^b	(1.68–2.58)^b	1.83^b	(1.44–2.33)^b
No. of children in household
0^e	1.88^b	(1.62–2.19)^b	1.51^b	(1.28–1.79)^b
1^e	1.08	(0.82–1.41)	0.85	(0.63–1.14)
2^e	1.92^b	(1.50–2.45)^b	1.74^b	(1.30–2.33)^b
3^e	1.17	(0.81–1.69)	1.06	(0.71–1.60)
≥4^e	1.25	(0.77–2.03)	1.21	(0.70–2.07)

The overall model adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, household income, marital status, employment status, and number of children in the household.

Confidence intervals do not include 1.

The two models by sex adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education level, household income, marital status, employment status, and number of children in the household.

The four models by education level adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, household income, marital status, employment status, and number of children in the household.

The five models by number of children in the household adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, household income, marital status, and employment status.