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. 2019 Oct 1;34(12):2756–2762. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05317-8

Table 3.

Association of Food Insecurity and Inadequate Disease Control Among Young Adults with a Chronic Disease Diagnosis, Adjusted for Demographic Variables and Health Behaviors

Health outcomes Food insecurity p Food insecurity p
Odds ratio (95% CI) Adjusted odds ratioa (95% CI)
Inadequate diabetes control
  Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 7.0% 0.74 (0.36–1.51) 0.400 1.34 (0.74–2.44) 0.333
Inadequate hypertension control
  Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 0.91 (0.62–1.35) 0.640 1.17 (0.67–2.04) 0.570

aAdjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, household income relative to poverty level, children in household, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, and chronic disease–specific medications