Table 3.
Relationship between food insecurity and global self-efficacy to make healthy choices among grade 5 students (aged 10–11 years) in Nova Scotia, Canada.
| Global Self-Efficacy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | Girls | Boys | ||||
| B (95%CI) | p-Value | B (95%CI) | p-Value | B (95%CI) | p-Value | |
| Univariate | ||||||
| Household Food Security Status | ||||||
| Food secure | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - |
| Marginal FI 1 | −1.03 (−2.69, 0.62) | 0.221 | −0.98 (−3.20, 1.23) | 0.383 | −1.32 (−3.55, 0.91) | 0.244 |
| Moderate FI 1 | −2.73 (−4.19, −1.27) | <0.001 | −3.16 (−4.92, −1.40) | <0.001 | −2.29 (−4.57, 0.00) | 0.05 |
| Severe FI 1 | −2.27 (−4.04, −0.48) | 0.013 | −3.17 (−5.44, −0.90) | 0.006 | −1.29 (−3.92, 1.33) | 0.332 |
| Model 1 | ||||||
| Food secure | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - |
| Marginal FI 1 | −0.82 (−2.48, 0.84) | 0.331 | −0.67 (−2.89, 1.56) | 0.555 | −1.14 (−3.32, 1.05) | 0.305 |
| Moderate FI 1 | −2.41 (−3.83, −0.98) | 0.001 | −2.82 (−4.59, −1.04) | 0.002 | −1.93 (−4.20, 0.33) | 0.094 |
| Severe FI 1 | −2.02 (−3.78, −0.25) | 0.025 | −2.83 (−5.06, −0.60) | 0.013 | −0.99 (−3.65, 1.66) | 0.461 |
| Model 2 | ||||||
| Food secure | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | |
| Marginal FI 1 | −0.31 (−1.97, 1.35) | 0.710 | −0.32 (−2.53, 1.89) | 0.774 | −0.51 (−2.71, 1.69) | 0.646 |
| Moderate FI 1 | −1.58 (−3.01, −0.15) | 0.030 | −2.37 (−4.13, −0.62) | 0.008 | −0.66 (−2.96, 1.63) | 0.571 |
| Severe FI 1 | −1.00 (−2.79, 0.79) | 0.273 | −2.24 (−4.48, 0.013) | 0.051 | 0.52 (−2.12, 3.16) | 0.699 |
| Model 3 | ||||||
| Food secure | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | |
| Marginal FI 1 | 0.24 (−1.41, 1.90) | 0.774 | 0.27 (−1.92, 2.47) | 0.806 | 0.10 (−2.16, 2.36) | 0.930 |
| Moderate FI 1 | −0.90 (−2.38,0.58) | 0.232 | −1.80 (−3.61, 0.01) | 0.052 | 0.084 (−2.33, 2.51) | 0.946 |
| Severe FI 1 | −0.081 (−2.03, 1.87) | −0.935 | −1.56 (−4.04, 0.91) | 0.215 | 1.64 (−1.17, 4.44) | 0.249 |
B: regression coefficient; 95% CI; 95% confidence interval; Model 1 is adjusted for region of residence, body weight status, and gender (in non-gender-stratified models). Model 2 is further adjusted for parental education and Model 3 is further adjusted for household income. Estimates are weighted to represent grade five students in Nova Scotia. Results in bold are statistically significant (p < 0.05); 1 Food insecurity.