Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among U.S. college students: a multi-institutional study

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression models examining the association between food insecurity and health and academic outcomes among first-year college students at risk of weight gain in the United States^a (n = 855), 2016

Dependent Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P-value
Overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²)	1.28	0.84 to 1.96	0.242
High Stress^b	4.65	2.66 to 8.11	< 0.001
Poor Sleep Quality^c	2.32	1.43 to 3.76	0.001
Disordered Eating^d	2.49	1.20 to 4.90	0.010
GPA (< 3.0)	1.91	1.19 to 3.07	0.007

^aModels controlled for age, sex, race/ethnicity, place of residence, meal plan, employment, Pell grant status, university, and parental education
^bOn a scale of 0 to 56, with higher numbers indicating more stress. The score was dichotomized at 28, with scores ≥ 28 considered high stress [37, 38]
^cOn a scale of 0 to 21, with higher numbers indicating worse sleep quality. The score was dichotomized at 5, with scores ≥ 5 considered poor [35]
^dOn a scale of 0 to 78, with higher numbers indicating a higher level of problematic eating behaviors and a high level of concern about dieting and body weight. The score was dichotomized at 20, with scores ≥ 20 indicating disordered eating [40, 41]

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