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Table 4 Differences in Contact with a Mental Health Professional by Participant Characteristics

From: Association between food insecurity and access to a mental health professional: cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2014

  

Predicted Proportion (95% CI)

Adjusted difference (95% CI)

p-value

Insurance

None

Food secure

5.47% (4.34, 6.60%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

7.01% (5.18, 8.83%)

1.72% (−0.39, 3.84%)

0.11

Private

Food secure

6.77% (5.72, 7.82%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

7.62% (5.54, 9.70%)

0.86% (−1.41, 3.12%)

0.45

Public, not Medicare

Food secure

12.45% (10.72, 14.17%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

14.23% (11.00, 17.47%)

1.94% (−2.08, 5.96%)

0.34

Medicare

Food secure

7.32% (5.02, 9.62%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

19.52% (10.87, 28.17%)

8.35% (2.69, 14.00%)

0.004

Diabetes

No

Food secure

7.90% (7.15, 8.66%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

9.51% (8.02, 10.10%)

1.62% (0.00, 3.23%)

0.05

Yes

Food secure

5.65% (4.48, 6.82%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

10.21% (7.75, 12.67%)

4.30% (1.85, 6.75%)

0.001

Hypertension

No

Food secure

7.59% (6.76, 8.41%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

8.45% (6.82, 10.07%)

0.14% (−1.26, 1.55%)

0.84

Yes

Food secure

7.74% (6.49, 8.98%)

Ref

 

Food insecure

12.00% (9.54, 14.47%)

4.52% (1.27, 7.77%)

0.007