Table 1.
Sample characteristics of MSM from two clinics in Los Angeles, California, at baseline visit (n 431), stratified by food security status
| Food secure (n 212) mean (sd), n | % | Food insecure (n 219) mean (sd), n | % | P-value | Total (n 431) mean (sd), n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range 18–45 years) | 33·2 | 6·86 | 32·6 | 6·99 | 0·883 | 32·9 | 6·93 |
| HIV-positive | 114 | 53·8 | 125 | 57·1 | 0·490 | 239 | 55·5 |
| Drug use | 93 | 43·9 | 134 | 61·2 | <0·001 | 227 | 52·7 |
| Cigarette/vape use | 47 | 22·2 | 85 | 38·8 | <0·001 | 132 | 30·6 |
| Likely depressed* | 43 | 20·9 | 112 | 51·9 | <0·001 | 155 | 36·7 |
| Ethnicity | 0·401 | ||||||
| Black | 77 | 36·3 | 97 | 44·3 | 174 | 40·4 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 86 | 40·6 | 76 | 34·7 | 162 | 37·6 | |
| White | 34 | 16·0 | 31 | 14·2 | 65 | 15·1 | |
| Other | 15 | 7·1 | 15 | 6·9 | 30 | 7·0 | |
| Education | 0·169 | ||||||
| Less than high school | 17 | 8·1 | 26 | 12·1 | 43 | 10·1 | |
| Finished high school | 66 | 31·6 | 76 | 35·4 | 142 | 33·5 | |
| Some college | 66 | 31·6 | 69 | 32·1 | 135 | 31·8 | |
| College grad+ | 60 | 28·7 | 44 | 20·5 | 104 | 24·5 | |
| Income | <0·001 | ||||||
| $0–19 999 | 107 | 50·7 | 161 | 74·2 | 268 | 62·6 | |
| $20 k–39,999 | 51 | 24·2 | 45 | 20·7 | 96 | 22·4 | |
| $40 000+ | 53 | 25·1 | 11 | 5·1 | 64 | 15·0 | |
| BMI† | 0·075 | ||||||
| Underweight | 4 | 1·9 | 6 | 2·9 | 10 | 2·4 | |
| Normal | 68 | 33·0 | 87 | 41·6 | 155 | 37·4 | |
| Overweight | 70 | 34·0 | 73 | 34·9 | 143 | 34·5 | |
| Obesity | 64 | 31·1 | 43 | 20·6 | 107 | 25·8 |
MSM, men who have sex with men; CESD, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression.
*
Based on CESD cut-point 22 (likely depressed is 23 or greater).
†
Underweight <18·5; normal 18·5–24·9; overweight 25–29·9; obese ≥ 30.