Table 4. Trends Over Time in Propensity Score–Matched Analyses of Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), and Blood Glucose of Participants (N = 290), by Referral and Enrollment Status, Food for Families Program, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015.
Variable | Participant Status, by Referral Status |
P Valuea | |
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Trend | Difference in Trend | ||
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg/wk | |||
Referred to Food for Families | 0.01447 | −0.09073 | .08 |
Not referred to Food for Families | 0.1052 | NA | NA |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg/wk | |||
Referred to Food for Families | 0.03966 | −0.05409 | .17 |
Not referred to Food for Families | 0.09375 | NA | NA |
Blood glucose, mg/dL/wk | |||
Referred to Food for Families | 0.02303 | −0.03392 | .66 |
Not referred to Food for Families | 0.05695 | NA | NA |
Variable |
Participant Status, by Enrollment Status
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Trend | Difference in Trendb | P Valuec | |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg/wk | |||
Food insecure and enrolled in Food for Families | −0.0964 | −0.2015 | .006 |
Food insecure and did not enroll in Food for Families | 0.18715 | 0.08205 | .24 |
Not referred to Food for Families | 0.1051 | NA | NA |
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg/wk | |||
Food insecure and enrolled in Food for Families | −0.01131 | −0.1049 | .02 |
Food insecure and did not enroll in Food for Families | 0.11442 | 0.02083 | .70 |
Not referred to Food for Families | 0.09359 | NA | NA |
Blood glucose, mg/dL/wk | |||
Food insecure and enrolled in Food for Families | −0.01954 | −0.07646 | .40 |
Food insecure and did not enroll in Food for Families | 0.08363 | 0.02671 | .78 |
Not referred to Food for Families | 0.05692 | −NA | NA |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
P values calculated by using linear mixed models.
Compared with not referred to Food for Families.
For difference in trend, compared with not referred to Food for Families.