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. 2022 Jul 20;29:101912. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101912

Table 3.

Odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) from logistic regression predicting obesity (N = 6,969).


Model 1
Model 2
Odds Ratio 95 % CI Odds Ratio 95 % CI
Food insecurity status (ref: food secure)
Food insecure 1.25 * 1.03 1.52 1.22 0.98 1.51
Food environment (ref: healthy food environment)
Poor food environment 1.10 0.96 1.27 1.09 0.93 1.27
Food insecurity X Food environment 1.09 0.74 1.6
Age (in years; range: 52–100) 0.96 *** 0.95 0.96 0.96 *** 0.95 0.96
Sex (ref: male)
Female 1.06 0.93 1.22 1.06 0.93 1.22
Race/Ethnicity (ref: white/other, non-Hispanic)
Black, non-Hispanic 1.48 *** 1.23 1.77 1.48 *** 1.23 1.77
Hispanic 1.13 0.89 1.44 1.13 0.89 1.44
Marital Status (ref: married/partnered)
Separated/Divorced/Widowed 0.93 0.8 1.09 0.93 0.8 1.09
Never married 1.06 0.79 1.43 1.06 0.79 1.43
Education (ref: less than high school)
High school education 1.07 0.88 1.32 1.07 0.88 1.32
More than high school 0.96 0.78 1.19 0.96 0.78 1.19
Household poverty (ref: not in poverty)
In poverty 0.93 0.74 1.18 0.93 0.74 1.18
Household assets (in 1,000 dollars; range: −42.8–21514) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
SNAP enrollment status (ref: not enrolled)
Enrolled 0.91 0.71 1.16 0.91 0.71 1.16
Self-rated health (range: 0–4 better health) 0.74 *** 0.69 0.79 0.74 *** 0.69 0.79
Cognitive function (range: 0–20 better cognitive function) 1.01 0.99 1.04 1.01 0.99 1.04
Physical Activity (ref: physically inactive)
Physically active 0.68 *** 0.57 0.81 0.68 *** 0.57 0.81
Smoking status (ref: never smoked)
Former smoker 1.17 * 1.02 1.34 1.16 * 1.02 1.34
Current smoker 0.41 *** 0.33 0.52 0.41 *** 0.33 0.52
HEI-2015 (range: 0–100 better quality diet) 0.99 ** 0.99 1.00 0.99 ** 0.99 1.00

p <.10, *p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001.

HEI = Healthy Eating Index.

Note. Model 1 tested the independent association of food insecurity and food environment with obesity. In Model 2, the interaction term, food insecurity X food environment, was introduced.