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Table 3 Food Security Trajectories by Food Bank Type: Integrated Within CRC, Offering a Choice Model, and Offering Additional Programming

From: The impact of novel and traditional food bank approaches on food insecurity: a longitudinal study in Ottawa, Canada

Predictors of Food Insecurity (on HFSSM score)

CRC

 

Choice model

Additional programming

Coef.

95% CI

Coef.

95% CI

Coef.

95% CI

CRC (ref. not in CRC)

−.595**

[−.993, −.196]

–

–

–

–

Choice (ref. hamper model)

–

–

−.534**

[−.894, −.174]

–

–

Additional programming (ref. no additional programming)

–

–

–

–

−.164

[−.518, .191]

Age at baseline

−.028**

[−.042, −.013]

−.028**

[−.042, −.013]

−.029**

[−.044, −.015]

Gender (ref. men)

 Women

−.384*

[−.755, −.014]

−.395*

[−.765, −.024]

−.397*

[−.7731, −.021]

 Gender diverse

.468

[−.555, 1.491]

.474

[−.550, 1.498]

.596

[−.441, 1.633]

Ethnicity (ref. First Nations)

 White

.391

[−.218, .999]

.357

[−.252, .966]

.376

[−.240, .992]

 Visible minority

.185

[−.311, .681]

.159

[−.336, .654]

.139

[−.363, .641]

Born in Canada (ref. yes)

 No

−.572*

[−1.107, −.037]

−.537*

[− 1.070, −.003]

−.512

[− 1.052, .0279]

Income (ref. $0–$599)

 $600–$1799

−.151

[−.490, .189]

−.143

[−.483, .197]

−.154

[−.495, .188]

 $1800 +

−.425

[−.864, .0138]

−.411

[−.850, .0278]

−.439

[−.880, .001]

Dependents (ref. yes)

 No

0.185

[−.153, .5222]

.218

[−.120, .555]

.193

[−.146, .532]

Marital statusa (ref. married)

 Not marrieda

−.243

[−.585, .099]

−.249

[−.591, .094]

−.224

[−.568, .120]

Physical health (PCS)

−.038**

[−.050, −.026]

−.037**

[−.049, −.0248]

−.037**

[−.049, −.0249]

Mental health (MCS)

−.051**

[−.061, −.040]

−.050**

[−.061, −.0394]

−.050**

[−.061, −.039]

Food bank use (ref. Accessed yes)

 No

.550**

[.163, .937]

.549**

[.158, .932]

.541**

[.152, .929]

Time (ref. baseline)

 6 months

−.788**

[−1.216, −.359]

−.780**

[− 1.208, −.351]

−.774**

[− 1.203, −.345]

 12 months

−.989**

[−1.396, −.583]

−.987**

[− 1.393, −.581]

−.979**

[−1.386, −.571]

 18 months

− 1.090**

[− 1.498, −.681]

−1.088**

[− 1.496, −.680]

−1.080**

[− 1.488, −.671]

Constant

11.17**

[10.02, 12.32]

11.13**

[9.98, 12.29]

11.10**

[9.93, 12.27]

Random-effects Parameters

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

 SD (_cons)

1.439

[1.300, 1.592]

1.441

[1.303, 1.594]

1.462

[1.323, 1.617]

 SD (Residual)

1.367

[1.296, 1.443]

1.367

[1.295, 1.442]

1.366

[1.295, 1.442]

Intraclass correlation

0.53

[0.46–0.58]

0.56

[0.5–0.62]

0.51

[0.44–0.58]

  1. Notes. * indicates p < 0.05. ** indicates p < 0.01. a‘Married’ includes living with a partner
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