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Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr. 2019 May 30;38(3):231–246. doi: 10.1080/21551197.2019.1617219

Table 2:

Prevalence of functional limitations in older adults by food security (FS) level

	Full FS		Marginal FS		Low FS		Very low FS		p-value^*
n	7572		717		667		353
Any Limitation n (%)	4818	(60.7)	9554	(76)	537	(81.5)	287	(81.6)	<0.001
Basic Activities of Daily Living n (%)	3371	(41.1)	417	(58.3)	414	(66.5)	238	(68.7)	<0.001
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living n (%)	2392	(27.8)	334	(44.6)	331	(48.5)	191	(54.2)	<0.001
Physical Limitations n (%)	4189	(52.7)	507	(70.3)	485	(74.7)	257	(75.2)	<0.001

n: respondent counts

%: all percentages are weighted using NHANES defined weighting method

Pearson’s χ²: Rao & Scott adjustment