Table 4.
Univariate associations of sociodemographic characteristics with food insecurity in terms of unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
| Variables | Food insecurity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Ref: Food secure to mild food insecurity) | |||
| Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | ||
| Gender | |||
| Female**** | Ref | Ref | |
| Male | 0.716 | 0.405–1.265 | |
| Location | |||
| Port-of-Spain**** | Ref | Ref | |
| San Fernando | 3.562 | 0.672–18.886 | |
| Arima | 0.562 | 0.166–1.908 | |
| Chaguanas | 1.313 | 0.429–4.011 | |
| Diego Martin | 1.008 | 0.318–3.193 | |
| San Juan/Lavantille | 0.900 | 0.245–3.301 | |
| Tunapuna/Piarco | 1.024 | 0.357–2.937 | |
| Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo | 2.063 | 0.381–11.176 | |
| Penal/Debe | 3.094 | 0.581–16.476 | |
| Other | 1.313 | 0.336–5.129 | |
| Employed | |||
| No**** | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 0.471 | 0.256–0.870 | |
| Non-response | Inf | Inf | |
| Work days/week | |||
| 1–2 days**** | Ref | Ref | |
| 3–5 days | 0.819 | 0.316–2.123 | |
| >5 days | 0.464 | 0.158–1.367 | |
| Non-response | 1.006 | 0.375–2.703 | |
| Monthly income | |||
| <500 TTD**** | Ref | Ref | |
| 500–1,000 TTD | 0.479 | 0.148–1.550 | |
| 1,001–1,500 TTD | 0.410 | 0.107–1.566 | |
| 1,501–2,000 TTD | 0.942 | 0.233–3.976 | |
| >2,000 TTD | 0.266 | 0.081–0.875 | |
| Non-response | 0.496 | 0.160–1.537 | |
| Pays rent | |||
| No**** | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 5.221 | 1.742–15.649 | |
| Non-response | Inf | Inf | |
| Household size | |||
| 1–2 persons**** | Ref | Ref | |
| 3–5 persons | 0.943 | 0.454–1.958 | |
| >5 persons | 0.817 | 0.349–1.911 | |
| Non-response | Inf | Inf | |
| Presence of chronic illness | |||
| No**** | Ref | Ref | |
| Yes | 2.370 | 0.826–6.803 | |
****Reference category.
Inf: all of the persons in this category were food insecure.