Table 2.
Hierarchical logistic regression of variables associated with food insecurity
| Variables | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | |||
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | |||
| Demographic variables | ||||||||
| Community | 5.82 (4.20 to 8.07) | *** | 6.02 (4.30 to 8.41) | *** | 8.22 (5.60 to 12.06) | *** | 7.85 (5.29 to 11.66) | *** |
| Maternal income | 0.39 (0.27 to 0.56) | *** | 0.42 (0.28 to 0.62) | *** | 0.44 (0.29 to 0.66) | *** | 0.44 (0.29 to 0.66) | *** |
| Maternal education | 0.43 (0.32 to 0.57) | *** | 0.42 (0.31 to 0.58) | *** | 0.45 (0.32 to 0.63) | *** | 0.46 (0.33 to 0.64) | *** |
| Intimate partner violence (IPV) | ||||||||
| Emotional IPV | 1.44 (1.07 to 1.94) | * | 1.67 (1.09 to 2.56) | * | 1.60 (1.04 to 2.46) | * | ||
| Physical IPV | 1.84 (1.35 to 2.52) | *** | 1.41 (0.91 to 2.18) | 0.121 | 1.32 (0.85 to 2.05) | 0.216 | ||
| Sexual IPV | 1.62 (0.98 to 2.68) | 0.061 | 1.77 (0.92 to 3.39) | 0.085 | 1.50 (0.78 to 2.89) | 0.253 | ||
| Trauma/stress† | ||||||||
| Childhood trauma | 1.49 (1.13 to 1.97) | ** | 1.66 (1.18 to 2.33) | ** | 1.52 (1.08 to 2.15) | * | ||
| Stressful life events | 0.96 (0.90 to 1.02) | 0.157 | 0.98 (0.91 to 1.06) | 0.585 | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) | 0.089 | ||
| Mental health† | ||||||||
| Depression (EPDS) | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.12) | *** | 1.05 (1.01 to 1.08) | ** | ||||
| Psychological distress | 1.04 (1.01 to 1.08) | * | 1.05 (1.00 to 1.10) | 0.080 | ||||
| Block X2 (df) | p-value | Block X2 (df) | P value | Block X2 (df) | P value | |||
| 188.93 (3) | *** | 8.44 (2) | * | 15.75 (2) | *** | |||
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†Trauma/stress and mental health variables were included as continuous scores in regression analyses.
EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.