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Table 3 Predictors of food insecurity from simple, age-adjusted bivariable, and fully adjusted logistic regression analysis

From: Differentials and predictors of food insecurity among Federally Qualified Health Center target populations in Philadelphia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Model 1

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 2

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 3

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 4

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 5

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 6

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 7

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Model 8

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

Age*

0.98

(0.97, 0.99)

0.002

0.98

(0.96, 0.99)

0.002

0.98

(0.97, 1.00)

0.021

0.98

(0.96, 0.99)

0.008

0.98

(0.97, 1.00)

0.063

Sex**

(Male)

1.31

(0.86, 1.98)

0.213

1.30

(0.85, 1.99)

0.216

1.21

(0.75, 1.93)

0.435

Language**

(English)

1.61

(1.05, 2.46)

0.029

1.36

(0.87, 2.12)

0.182

1.41

(0.86, 2.29)

0.171

Weight***

 Underweight

3.31

(0.33, 33.13)

0.309

3.08

(0.31, 31.00)

0.341

3.26

(0.32, 33.36)

0.319

 Normal

REF

REF

REF

 Overweight

0.52

(0.29, 0.92)

0.025

0.58

(0.32, 1.06)

0.076

0.58

(0.32, 1.06)

0.079

 Obese

0.53

(0.30, 0.94)

0.030

0.53

(0.30, 0.96)

0.035

0.60

(0.33, 1.09)

0.092

  1. (A) Models 1–4 simple (unadjusted), Models 5–7 age-adjusted bivariable, Model 8 fully adjusted
  2. (B) OR Odds ratio. REF Referent group
  3. (C) * = continuous, ** = dichotomous, *** = categorical
  4. (D) For Model 1, the 10-year age-associated OR = 0.80 (95% CI: 0.69, 0.92)
  5. (E) Chi-square tests: Model 5, p = 0.004; Model 6, p = 0.007; Model 7, p = 0.003; Model 8, p = 0.010