Differences in reporting food insecurity and factors associated with differences among Latino fathers and mothers

Nagao-Sato, Sayaka; Druziako, Stephanie; Baltaci, Aysegul; Peralta Reyes, Alejandro Omar; Zhang, Youjie; Hurtado Choque, Ghaffar Ali; Reicks, Marla

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-10971-x

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Frequency of concordance/discordance in predictor variables by concordance/discordance in dyad-reported food security (106 Latino dyads)

From: Differences in reporting food insecurity and factors associated with differences among Latino fathers and mothers

Predictor variables: categories	Concordance in predictor variables	Dyads reported food security status^a
Predictor variables: categories	Concordance in predictor variables	Discordant (n = 25) n (%)	Concordant (n = 81) n (%)	p
Age: younger or older	Discordant	4 (16)	21 (25)	0.42
Age: younger or older	Concordant	20 (83)	60 (74)
Educational attainment: < high school or ≥ high school	Discordant	7 (29)	32 (40)	0.35
Educational attainment: < high school or ≥ high school	Concordant	17 (70)	47 (59)
Employment status: not full-time or full-time	Discordant	12 (52)	39 (51)	1.00
Employment status: not full-time or full-time	Concordant	11 (47)	37 (48)
Household income: < $25,00 or ≥ $25,000	Discordant	7 (35)	16 (23)	0.39
Household income: < $25,00 or ≥ $25,000	Concordant	13 (65)	51 (76)
Acculturation score group: low, middle, or high	Discordant	13 (56)	26 (33)	0.06
Acculturation score group: low, middle, or high	Concordant	10 (43)	51 (66)
Current participation in food assistance programs^b: never or ≥ 1 time	Discordant	9 (37)	18 (22)	0.18
	Concordant	15 (62)	62 (77)
Ever participated in nutrition education^c: never or ≥ 1 time	Discordant	11 (44)	17 (22)	0.07
	Concordant	14 (56)	58 (77)
Home food availability^d: lower or higher availability	Discordant	14 (58)	25 (34)	0.06
Home food availability^d: lower or higher availability	Concordant	10 (41)	47 (65)
Home FV availability: lower or higher availability	Discordant	8 (33)	23 (29)	0.80
Home FV availability: lower or higher availability	Concordant	16 (66)	55 (70)
Home FV accessibility: lower or higher accessibility	Discordant	9 (39)	15 (19)	0.09
Home FV accessibility: lower or higher accessibility	Concordant	14 (60)	61 (80)
Neighborhood safety: safe or unsafe	Discordant	7 (28)	25 (32)	0.81
Neighborhood safety: safe or unsafe	Concordant	18 (72)	51 (67)
Family stress: less or more stress	Discordant	10 (43)	33 (40)	0.82
Family stress: less or more stress	Concordant	13 (56)	48 (59)

p-value derived by Fisher’s exact test
^a Concordance was defined as dyads where both the father and mother reported food security status or both the father and mother reported food insecurity status; ^b WIC, SNAP-Ed, free or reduced-price meals at school, and the Minnesota Family Investment Program; ^c SNAP-Ed, EFNEP, WIC, and Cooking Matters; ^d Food included fruits, vegetables, junk foods, soda pop, sweets, and potato chips
FV fruit and vegetable, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children, SNAP-Ed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education, EFNEP Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

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