TABLE 3.
Associations between food insecurity status and cognitive function assessment z scores among 1823 older adults with household incomes ≤300% of the federal poverty level: NHANES 2011–20141
| β (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age and sex adjusted | Multivariate adjusted2 | |
| CERAD word learning subtest | −0.28 (−0.40, −0.17) | −0.14 (−0.26, −0.01) |
| CERAD delayed word recall | −0.22 (−0.36, −0.08) | −0.10 (−0.25, 0.05) |
| Animal Fluency Test | −0.31 (−0.49, −0.13) | −0.13 (−0.25, −0.002) |
| Digit Symbol Substitution Test | −0.55 (−0.68, −0.42) | −0.24 (−0.33, −0.15) |
| Overall cognitive function score | −0.36 (−0.48, −0.24) | −0.15 (−0.26, −0.05) |
1CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease.
2Models adjusted for age, age as a quadratic term, sex, race/ethnicity, highest education level, marital status, household income (as a ratio to poverty guidelines), and smoking status.