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. 2020 Jul 8;15(7):e0235042. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235042

Table 6. Influence of SNAP participation on RR of nutrient intake & osteoporosis with analysis by ethnicity and gender, age 50 and older.

Test Population Calcium Intake Inadequate, Poverty versus Non-poverty Vitamin D Intake Inadequate, Poverty versus Non-poverty Calcium & Vitamin D Supplement Users, Poverty versus Non-poverty RR of Osteoporosis, Poverty versus Non-poverty
Female Cohort RR of Osteoporosis given SNAP participation Total Population 0.992 ± 0.013 0.998 ± 0.015 0.522 ± 0.012 0.937 ± 0.011
Mexican American 1.723 ± 0.053 1.538 ± 0.058 -- 1.132 ± 0.033
Other Hispanic 0.239 ± 0.025 -- -- 0.313 ± 0.021
Non-Hispanic Black 1.229 ± 0.012 -- -- 1.103 ± 0.009
Non-Hispanic White 1.339 ± 0.027 1.435 ± 0.037 0.669 ± 0.023 1.365 ± 0.023
All Other People -- -- -- 0.5 ± 0.063
Odds of Nutrient Intake Inadequacy given SNAP participation Total Population 1.052 ± 0.036 1.33 ± 0.022 0.849 ± 0.015  
Mexican American 0.884 ± 0.075 1.111 ± 0.055 1.399 ± 0.042  
Other Hispanic 0.984 ± 0.102 0.907 ± 0.057 1.184 ± 0.043  
Non-Hispanic Black 1.098 ± 0.08 1.138 ± 0.052 0.607 ± 0.015  
Non-Hispanic White 1.083 ± 0.06 1.707 ± 0.038 0.761 ± 0.027  
All Other People 1.015 ± 0.169 0.463 ± 0.022 1.096 ± 0.082  
Male Cohort RR of Osteoporosis given SNAP participation Total Population 1.558 ± 0.003 2.6 ± 0.007 2.024 ± 0.006 1.965 ± 0.003
Mexican American -- -- -- --
Other Hispanic -- -- 5.6 ± 0.082 5.164 ± 0.029
Non-Hispanic Black 6.556 ± 0.036 -- -- 4.793 ± 0.026
Non-Hispanic White 1.599 ± 0.02 1.955 ± 0.009 3.105 ± 0.013 2.1 ± 0.01
All Other People 2.25 ± 0.057 6.15 ± 0.113 -- 1.41 ± 0.027
Odds of Nutrient Intake Inadequacy given SNAP participation Total Population 1.014 ± 0.03 1.089 ± 0.027 1.068 ± 0.023  
Mexican American 0.81 ± 0.066 1.093 ± 0.072 1.194 ± 0.065  
Other Hispanic 0.98 ± 0.088 0.837 ± 0.074 1.476 ± 0.065  
Non-Hispanic Black 1.097 ± 0.066 1.013 ± 0.058 0.944 ± 0.035  
Non-Hispanic White 0.915 ± 0.047 1.122 ± 0.045 1.099 ± 0.046  
All Other People 0.94 ± 0.1 1.032 ± 0.083 1.33 ± 0.084  
All RR of Osteoporosis given SNAP participation Total Population 1.104 ± 0.007 1.347 ± 0.007 0.857 ± 0.002 1.141 ± 0.005
Mexican American 1.695 ± 0.031 1.621 ± 0.03 -- 1.181 ± 0.015
Other Hispanic 0.327 ± 0.013 -- 2.267 ± 0.053 0.727 ± 0.014
Non-Hispanic Black 1.766 ± 0.006 1.373 ± 0.01 -- 1.554 ± 0.003
Non-Hispanic White 1.455 ± 0.018 1.775 ± 0.02 1.157 ± 0.008 1.576 ± 0.013
All Other People 0.643 ± 0.033 2.278 ± 0.086 -- 0.646 ± 0.026
Odds of Nutrient Intake Inadequacy given SNAP participation Total Population 0.172 ± 0.012 0.199 ± 0.014 0.975 ± 0.014  
Mexican American 0.169 ± 0.031 0.212 ± 0.031 1.215 ± 0.037  
Other Hispanic 0.224 ± 0.036 0.2 ± 0.04 1.375 ± 0.039  
Non-Hispanic Black 0.311 ± 0.027 0.304 ± 0.028 0.824 ± 0.02  
Non-Hispanic White 0.109 ± 0.019 0.146 ± 0.023 0.934 ± 0.026  
All Other People 0.151 ± 0.045 0.146 ± 0.058 1.394 ± 0.061  

Reported means and standard deviations

✝: indicates statistically significant result (one-tailed p value < 0.25%). “—”indicates insufficient sample sizes for statistical analysis or non-applicable.