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. 2019 Jan 24;16(3):319. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16030319

Table 3.

Sex-adjusted binary logistic regression models of household food insecurity and five adverse mental health outcomes, including food insecurity and sex interactions.

Variable Category Model 1: Depressive Thoughts in the Past Month Model 2: Anxiety Disorders Model 3: Mood Disorders Model 4: Suicidal Thoughts in the Past Year Model 5: Fair/Poor Mental Health
Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Household Food Insecurity Level (food secure = ref)
Marginal Food Insecurity 2.3 ** (2.0, 2.8) 2.2 ** (1.9, 2.7) 2.3 ** (1.9, 2.7) 1.8 * (1.3, 2.6) 2.4 ** (2.1, 2.9)
Moderate Food Insecurity 3.2 ** (2.8, 3.7) 2.8 ** (2.5, 3.2) 3.2 ** (2.9, 3.6) 1.8 ** (1.4, 2.4) 4.3 ** (3.8, 4.8)
Severe Food Insecurity 8.2 ** (6.3, 10.6) 6.3 ** (5.4, 7.3) 8.4 ** (7.2, 9.7) 3.0 ** (2.2, 4.1) 11.0 ** (9.2, 13.1)
Sex (male = ref)
Female 1.9 ** (1.8, 2.0) 1.8 ** (1.7, 1.9) 1.9 ** (1.8, 2.0) 0.9 * (0.7, 1.0) 1.2 ** (1.1, 1.2)
Marginal * Female 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) 0.9 (0.8, 1.2) 0.9 (0.7, 1.0) 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2)
Moderate * Female 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) 1.0 (0.8, 1.1)
Severe * Female 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 1.2 (0.9, 1.4) 1.0 (0.9, 1.3) 1.3 (0.9, 2.0) 1.0 (0.8, 1.2)

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001.