Table 2.
Odds of body dissatisfaction by food insecurity among 14,768 public school children in California (grades 4 through 8), separately stratified by race/ethnicity and body mass index
| Food secure (n=6,508) |
Food insecurea (n=8,260) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratified by body mass indexb | |||
| Underweight (n=451) | Refc | 1.49 (0.97, 2.29) | 0.067 |
| Normal weight (n=8,272) | Ref | 1.76 (1.59, 1.95) | <0.001 |
| Overweight (n=2,720) | Ref | 1.39 (1.19, 1.61) | <0.001 |
| Obese (n=3,325) | Ref | 1.30 (1.10, 1.54) | 0.002 |
| Stratified by race/ethnicityd | |||
| Asian (n=2,150) | Ref | 1.46 (1.23, 1.74) | <0.001 |
| African American (n=978) | Ref | 2.32 (1.80, 3.00) | <0.001 |
| Latino (n=8,902) | Ref | 1.47 (1.36, 1.60) | <0.001 |
| Othere (n=396) | Ref | 1.78 (1.17, 2.71) | 0.007 |
| White (n=2,348) | Ref | 1.76 (1.52, 2.06) | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as odds ratios with 95% CI in parentheses.
First model was stratified by body mass index; clustered at the school level; and adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, and free/reduced priced meal eligibility. Interaction P value=0.0048.
Ref=reference.
Second model was stratified by race/ethnicity; clustered at the school level; and adjusted for age, body mass index, sex, and free/reduced priced meal eligibility. Interaction P value=0.0021.
Other includes Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, more than one race, not one of the major races otherwise included, and those who declined to state race/ethnicity.