TABLE 2.

Mean scores on cognitive function assessments by food insecurity status among 1823 older adults with household incomes ≤300% of the federal poverty level: NHANES 2011–2014¹

	Raw score (SE)		z score (SE)
	Food secure (n = 1255)	Food insecure (n = 568)	Food secure (n = 1255)	Food insecure (n = 568)
CERAD word learning subtest	6.2 ± 0.09	6.0 ± 0.07*	0.02 ± 0.05	−0.13 ± 0.04*
CERAD delayed word recall	5.8 ± 0.11	5.6 ± 0.12	0.004 ± 0.05	−0.07 ± 0.05
Animal Fluency Test	16.7 ± 0.28	15.7 ± 0.41*	0.07 ± 0.05	−0.11 ± 0.07*
Digit Symbol Substitution Test	47.0 ± 0.69	40.0 ± 1.17*	0.09 ± 0.04	−0.31 ± 0.07*
Overall cognitive function score	—	—	0.04 ± 0.04	−0.15 ± 0.04*

¹Values are means ± SEs. *Different from food secure, P < 0.05. CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease.