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. 2021 May 8;46(6):1107–1114. doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-00999-w

Table 3.

Adjusted associations of social risk factors and food insecurity: multiple logistic regression results

Independent variable Group Reference Adjusted OR (AOR) 95% CI p
Lower Upper
Housing status Homeless-sheltered Stable housing 1.29 1.04 1.61 0.02
Homeless-unsheltered Stable housing 2.16 1.64 2.84 0.00
Transportation need Yes No 1.00 0.81 1.23 0.96
Utility need Yes No 1.29 1.04 1.59 0.01
Criminal justice need Yes No 0.94 0.57 1.57 0.83
Employment need Yes No 1.02 0.71 1.45 0.91
Medical financial need Yes No 0.51 0.39 0.66 0.00
Gender Female Male 1.22 1.02 1.46 0.02
Age 30–39 Under 29 0.92 0.64 1.32 0.67
40–49 Under 29 0.81 0.57 1.14 0.23
50–64 Under 29 0.73 0.53 1.00 0.05
65 +  Under 29 0.68 0.45 1.01 0.05
Race/ethnicity Black White 1.30 1.03 1.64 0.02
Asian White 1.25 0.75 2.06 0.38
Hispanic White 1.07 0.87 1.32 0.50
AI&AN White 1.14 0.86 1.51 0.34
Veteran Veteran No veteran 0.93 0.66 1.30 0.67
Education HS or below BS or above 1.40 1.11 1.75 0.00
Some college BS or above 1.22 0.96 1.56 0.10
Health insurance Medicaid Private 0.86 0.55 1.35 0.52
Medicare Private 0.70 0.42 1.18 0.18
Medi-medi Private 1.05 0.64 1.71 0.84
No insurance Private 0.79 0.48 1.31 0.37
Other Private 0.97 0.57 1.67 0.93
FPL Under 138% 301%+  0.94 0.36 2.40 0.90
139–200% 301%+  1.06 0.40 2.77 0.90
201–300% 301%+  0.81 0.28 2.29 0.69
Employment status Disabled Employed 1.02 0.78 1.32 0.87
Retired Employed 0.77 0.53 1.11 0.16
Unemployed Employed 1.02 0.79 1.32 0.84

AI/AN American Indians or Alaskan Native