Table 3 Results from Differential Item Functioning (DIF) model. Figures are difference (95% confidence interval) in food security item calibrations for Indo-Caribbean and Mixed subjects when compared to Afro-Caribbean subjects for reference.
Adult Item | Difference from Afro-Caribbean item calibration (95% CI) | Child item | Difference from Afro-Caribbean item calibration (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Indo-Caribbean | Mixed | Â | Indo-Caribbean | Mixed |
Worried food would run out | 0.05 (0.00 to 0.11) | 0.05 (-0.01 to 0.11) | Few kinds cheaper foods | -0.19 (-0.25 to -0.13) | -0.07 (-0.13 to -0.01) |
Couldn't afford balanced meals | -0.06 (-0.11 to -0.01) | 0.11 (0.06 to 0.16) | Children balanced meals | -0.24 (-0.32 to -0.16) | -0.04 (-0.11 to 0.02) |
Food didn't last | 0.05 (-0.01 to 0.11) | 0.12 (0.07 to 0.17) | Our children not eating enough | -0.04 (-0.10 to 0.01) | 0.01 (-0.04 to 0.06) |
Adults skip meals | 0.13 (0.03 to 0.22) | 0.06 (-0.02 to 0.15) | Cut size children's meal | 0.05 (-0.03 to 0.15) | 0.01 (-0.07 to 0.08) |
Eat less than should | 0.08 (0.00 to 0.16) | -0.06 (-0.12 to 0.00) | Children hungry | 0.20 (0.10 to 0.30) | 0.11 (0.04 to 0.19) |
Adults skip meals often | 0.04 (-0.05 to 0.13) | 0.04 (-0.04 to 0.12) | Children skip meals | 0.10 (0.01 to 0.19) | 0.02 (-0.08 to 0.11) |
Hungry but didn't eat | 0.08 (0.01 to 0.16) | -0.02 (-0.08 to 0.05) | Children skip meals often | 0.06 (-0.05 to 0.17) | -0.01 (-0.12 to 0.10) |
Lose weight, not enough food | -0.43 (-0.52 to -0.34) | -0.32 (-0.40 to -0.24) | Children didn't eat whole day | 0.06 (-0.04 to 0.17) | -0.02 (-0.11 to 0.07) |
Not eat for whole day | 0.09 (-0.02 to 0.19) | 0.04 (-0.07 to 0.15) | Â | Â | Â |
Adults not eat whole day often | -0.02 (-0.16 to 0.13) | -0.03 (-0.16 to 0.11) | Â | Â | Â |