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. 2016 Jul 21;26(3):427–434. doi: 10.18865/ed.26.3.427

Table 3. Odds ratios and 95% CI estimating the association between food security level and diabetes by sex and race. CHIS, 2009 and 2011 (N=22,596).

  Women Men
  White Black Latina White Black Latino
n=7273 n=1011 n=6307 n=3719 n=475 n=3811
Model 1a  
Food security level  
Secure 1 1 1 1 1 1
Low food security .8 (.6-1.1) 1.4 (.8-2.5) 1.6 (1.2-2.0) d 1.1 (.7-1.8) 2.3 (.9-5.6) 1.5 (.9-2.5)
Very low food security 1.0 (.6-1.5) 1.2 (.6-2.3) 1.7 (1.2-2.4) d .5 (.3-.7) d .2 (.02-1.6) 2.0 (1.3-3.1)
Model 2b  
Food security level  
Secure 1 1 1 1 1 1
Low food security 1.2 (.8-1.6) 1.2 (.7-2.2) 1.8 (1.4-2.4) d 1.9 (1.2-3.1) d 1.6 (.5-5.9) 1.3 (.8-2.0)
Very low food security 1.7 (1.1-2.6) d 1.5 (.7-3.2) 1.8 (1.3-2.7) d .8 (.4-1.5) .1 (.02-1.0) 1.6 (.9-2.6)
Model 3c  
Food security level  
Secure 1 1 1 1 1 1
Low food security 1.1 (.8-1.4) 1.2 (.6-2.1) 1.8 (1.3-2.3) d 1.8 (1.1-2.8) d 2.0 (.5-6.8) 1.3 (.8-2.0)
Very low food security 1.6 (1.1-2.4)d 1.4 (.7-2.9) 1.8 (1.2-2.6) d .8 (.4-1.5) .2 (.02-1.4) 1.6 (.9-2.6)

a. Model 1 is unadjusted.

b. Model 2 is adjusted for education, work status, marital status, currently insured, foreign born, doctor’s visits in past year, and poverty level.

c. Model 3 additionally adjusted for BMI.

d. Significant.