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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression of having self-reported food insecurity for all participants

From: Poverty and food insecurity of older adults living in social housing in Ontario: a cross-sectional study

 

Food Insecure (n = 604)versusFood Secure (n = 31)

Variable

AOR

95%CI

P-value

Demographics

 Sex

  Male

REF

  Female

0.44

0.15–1.26

0.127

 Age

  55–64 years

REF

  65–84 years

1.89

0.43–8.38

0.402

  85 years and older

1.45

0.25–8.44

0.683

 Education

  Some high school or less

REF

  High school diploma

0.70

0.24–2.08

0.521

  Any post-secondary education

0.57

0.19–1.72

0.318

 Ethnicity

  White

REF

  Other

0.76

0.22–2.71

0.676

 Lives alone

  No

REF

  Yes

3.37

0.64–17.81

0.152

Health Behaviours/Risk Factors

 Fruits and vegetables

  Not everyday

REF

  Everyday

0.77

0.30–2.01

0.598

 Currently smokes

  No

REF

  Yes

1.24

0.42–3.71

0.700

 Body Mass Index category

  Normal

REF

  Underweight

19.79

1.91–204.80

0.012

  Overweight/ obese

1.57

0.51–4.81

0.429

 Self-reported general health

  Poor/ fair

REF

  Good/ very good/ excellent

0.79

0.31–2.06

0.633

 Eats high fat or fast food

  0 times/week

REF

  1–2 times/week

1.38

0.49–3.88

0.538

  More than 2 times/week

1.28

0.33–5.01

0.722

 Social isolation score

  ≤3 (negative)

REF

  4–6 (Positive)

1.52

0.48–4.89

0.479

  > 6 (Positive, may have depression)

2.53

0.63–10.10

0.190

 Poverty

  No

REF

  Yes

23.87

8.78–64.90

< 0.001

Health-related Quality of Life

 Self-care

  No problems

REF

  Any problems

1.22

0.37–3.93

0.744

 Usual activities

  No problems

REF

  Any problems

1.88

0.61–5.87

0.275

 Anxiety/depression

  No problems

REF

  Moderate problems

0.49

0.15–1.55

0.224

  Extreme problems

0.29

0.06–1.42

0.126

 Mobility

  No problems

REF

  Any problems

0.96

0.30–3.04

0.941

 Pain/discomfort

  No problems

REF

  Any problems

2.33

0.77–7.08

0.135

  1. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval