TABLE 4.
Association of obesity with food security status among second-year college students, USA, 20171
| Total sample (n = 683) | Men (n = 206) | Women (n = 477) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food security status | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| 2-Level coding | ||||||
| Unadjusted2 | ||||||
| FS | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | |||
| FI | 2.92 (1.75, 4.87) | <0.001 | 3.25 (1.31, 8.00) | 0.011 | 2.78 (1.49, 5.17) | 0.001 |
| Adjusted3 | ||||||
| FS | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | |||
| FI | 3.07 (1.77, 5.31) | <0.001 | 3.84 (1.47, 10.02) | 0.005 | 2.88 (1.46, 5.71) | 0.004 |
| 3-Level coding | ||||||
| Unadjusted2 | ||||||
| Highly FS | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | |||
| Marginally FS | 2.83 (1.43, 5.57) | 0.003 | 1.16 (0.29, 4.63) | 0.799 | 4.06 (1.77, 9.02) | 0.001 |
| FI | 4.37 (2.37, 8.06) | <0.001 | 3.40 (1.27, 9.08) | 0.015 | 5.16 (2.34, 11.37) | <0.001 |
| Adjusted3 | ||||||
| Highly FS | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | |||
| Marginally FS | 3.16 (1.55, 6.46) | 0.004 | 1.31 (0.29, 5.85) | 0.717 | 4.39 (1.83, 10.51) | 0.001 |
| FI | 5.13 (2.63, 10.00) | <0.001 | 4.68 (1.57, 13.92) | 0.005 | 5.80 (2.43, 13.82) | <0.001 |
1
FI, food-insecure; FS, food-secure.
2
Models are unadjusted. Crude ORs are reported for obesity status (BMI ≥30 kg/m2).
3
Models adjusted for age, university, employment, race/ethnicity, meal plan, and marital status. Adjusted ORs are reported for obesity status.