Table 1:
Characteristics of study population by food security (FS) level
| Full FS | Marginal FS | Low FS | Very low FS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 7572 | 717 | 667 | 353 | ||||
| Male n (%) | 3769 | (45.3) | 321 | (37.6) | 285 | (37.7) | 173 | (42.5) |
| Age mean (SE) | 70.2 | (0.1) | 69.3 | (0.3) | 68.7 | (0.4) | 67.5 | (0.4) |
| Race n (%) | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 4369 | (82.5) | 239 | (60.5) | 162 | (49.1) | 97 | (51.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1473 | (7.6) | 210 | (18.5) | 169 | (18.5) | 105 | (20.1) |
| Hispanic | 1249 | (5.3) | 222 | (15.7) | 291 | (24.9) | 136 | (21.9) |
| Other | 481 | (4.7) | 46 | (5.3) | 45 | (7.5) | 15 | (6.5) |
| Education n (%) | ||||||||
| ≤12th grade | 2166 | (18.9) | 350 | (39.8) | 387 | (50.5) | 205 | (48.5) |
| High school graduate/GED | 1659 | (28.0) | 50 | (9.1) | 29 | (6.7) | 12 | (5.7) |
| Some college or AA degree | 1849 | (25.3) | 155 | (24.4) | 142 | (22.7) | 70 | (24.7) |
| College graduate or above | 1880 | (27.8) | 160 | (26.7) | 108 | (20.2) | 64 | (21.0) |
| Body Mass Index kg/m2 mean (SE) | 28.8 | (0.1) | 29.8 | (0.4) | 30.1 | (0.5) | 30.4 | (0.6) |
| Marital Status n (%) | ||||||||
| Married or living with partner | 4504 | (65.3) | 335 | (46.4) | 302 | (43.7) | 132 | (37.6) |
| Single | 333 | (3.6) | 45 | (5.1) | 44 | (6.1) | 30 | (6.2) |
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 2725 | (31.1) | 337 | (48.5) | 321 | (50.2) | 191 | (56.2) |
| Smoking Status n (%) | ||||||||
| Current smoker | 3738 | (49.2) | 328 | (43.1) | 306 | (44.4) | 151 | (40.0) |
| Former smoker | 803 | (9.9) | 134 | (20.5) | 130 | (19.2) | 98 | (28.7) |
| Never smoker | 3022 | (40.9) | 254 | (36.4) | 231 | (36.4) | 104 | (31.3) |
| Diabetes n (%) | 1597 | (17.5) | 212 | (27.9) | 190 | (25.9) | 113 | (34.3) |
| Income to poverty level ratio mean (SE) | 3.2 | (<0.01) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.4 | (0.1) | 1.2 | (0.1) |
n: respondent counts
%: all percentages are weighted using NHANES defined weighting method
mean: all means are weighted using NHANES defined weighting method
SE: standard error