Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants according to food security status, household population aged 18 or older, Ontario (n = 4,739), CCHS 2004 (Cycle 2.2).
| Food Secure (n = 4,462) |
Food Insecure (n = 277) |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean, SD) | 53.7 (21.6) | 41.4 (16.2) | < 0.0001 |
| Gender (% Men) | 43.8 | 34.3 | 0.0019 |
| Race (% White) | 89.9 | 75.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Income | < 0.0001 | ||
| Quintile 1 (%) | 16.6 | 62.8 | |
| Quintile 2 (%) | 18.7 | 15.5 | |
| Quintile 3 (%) | 18.2 | 10.1 | |
| Quintile 4 (%) | 16.6 | 5.4 | |
| Quintile 5 (%) | 20.5 | 1.4 | |
| Smoking | < 0.0001 | ||
| Current (%) | 21.4 | 50.2 | |
| Former (%) | 29.6 | 19.1 | |
| Never (%) | 49.0 | 30.7 | |
| Alcohol Consumption | < 0.0001 | ||
| Non-Drinker (%) | 20.4 | 23.8 | |
| Occasional Drinker (%) | 36.5 | 49.1 | |
| Regular Drinker (%) | 27.8 | 22.8 | |
| Heavy Drinker (%) | 15.3 | 4.7 | |
| Physical Activity | 0.4774 | ||
| Inactive (%) | 54.8 | 58.5 | |
| Moderately Active (%) | 25.4 | 23.1 | |
| Active (%) | 19.8 | 18.4 | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 0.0047 | ||
| Normal Weight (%) | 39.0 | 34.3 | |
| Overweight (%) | 33.1 | 28.9 | |
| Obese (%) | 18.8 | 27.4 | |
| Diet Quality Score (Mean, SD) | 61.4 (13.4) | 54.8 (13.5) | < 0.0001 |
* Chi-square tests were applied to compare characteristics of participants as a function of food security status
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% because of missing observations and rounding