Table 4.
Food Insecurity status: Associations with Sociodemographic Characteristics.
| Variables | Total n (%) | Food Security | Food Insecurity | Crude OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| AGE (n = 1885) | ||||
| 65-69 years | 563 (29.4) | 418 (80.1) | 155 (19.9) | 1 |
| 70-74 years | 475 (27) | 347 (74.1) | 128 (25.9) | 1.405(1.392-1.417) |
| 75-79 years | 393 (19.9) | 288 (76.4) | 105 (23.6) | 1.246 (1.233-1.258) |
| ≥80 years | 454 (23.7) | 332 (76.5) | 122 (23.5) | 1.234 (1.222-1.246) |
| GENDER (n = 1885) | ||||
| Female | 1243 (55.5) | 865 (73.5) | 378 (26.5) | 1.545 (1.534-1.556) |
| Male | 642 (44.5) | 520 (81.1) | 122 (18.9) | 1 |
| EDUCATION LEVEL (n = 1877) | ||||
| 0 years of education | 174 (9.7) | 91 (65.6) | 83 (34.4) | 3.355 (3.306-3.404) |
| 1 - 4 years of education | 1205 (63.8) | 852 (73.8) | 436 (26.2) | 2.269 (2.242-2.296) |
| 5 – 9 years of education | 267 (13.9) | 223 (86.5) | 44 (13.5) | 1 |
| 10- 12 years of education | 117 (6.3) | 105 (89.2) | 12 (10.2) | 0.776 (0.760-0.793) |
| >12 years of education | 114 (6.4) | 108 (91.8) | 6 (8.2) | 0.572 (0.559-0.585) |
| HEALTH REGION (n = 1885) | ||||
| North | 501 (32.2) | 359 (75.6) | 142 (24.4) | 1 |
| Centre | 414 (27.1) | 312 (76.1) | 102 (23.9) | 0.972 (0.964-0.980) |
| Lisboa | 371 (23.1) | 312 (81.2) | 59 (18.8) | 0.717 (0.710-0.724) |
| Alentejo | 136 (9.6) | 104 (78.4) | 32 (21.6) | 0.853 (0.842-0.864) |
| Algarve | 78 (4.1) | 57(77.8) | 21 (22.2) | 0.881 (0.866-0.897) |
| Azores | 183 (1.8) | 123 (68.1) | 60 (31.9) | 1.451 (1.417-1.485) |
| Madeira | 202 (2) | 118 (58.8) | 84 (41.2) | 2.161 (2.116-2.207) |
All percentages were weighted for correcting to population representativeness.