Adjusted prevalence ratios for association of sex and food security status with perceived poor or fair mental health
| Variable | PR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Individual exposures of sex and food security* | |
| Sex | |
| Male | Reference |
| Female | 1.22 (1.12 to 1.31) |
| Food security | |
| Food secure | Reference |
| Moderately food insecure | 2.50 (2.21 to 2.82) |
| Severely food insecure | 4.03 (3.59 to 4.52) |
| Joint exposure of sex and food security by age† | |
| Overall | |
| Male | |
| Food secure | Reference |
| Moderately food insecure | 2.65 (2.19 to 3.21) |
| Severely food insecure | 3.78 (3.17 to 4.51) |
| Female | |
| Food secure | 1.20 (1.10 to 1.32) |
| Moderately food insecure | 2.91 (2.49 to 3.41) |
| Severely food insecure | 5.05 (4.39 to 5.82) |
| Age 18–39 yr | |
| Male | |
| Food secure | Reference |
| Moderately food insecure | 2.11 (1.52 to 2.92) |
| Severely food insecure | 4.15 (3.19 to 5.40) |
| Female | |
| Food secure | 1.43 (1.22 to 1.66) |
| Moderately food insecure | 3.48 (2.79 to 4.34) |
| Severely food insecure | 5.55 (4.48 to 6.89) |
| Age 40–64 yr | |
| Male | |
| Food secure | Reference |
| Moderately food insecure | 3.13 (2.43 to 4.03) |
| Severely food insecure | 3.42 (2.63 to 4.44) |
| Female | |
| Food secure | 1.14 (0.99 to 1.32) |
| Moderately food insecure | 2.56 (1.99 to 3.28) |
| Severely food insecure | 4.94 (4.06 to 6.02) |
| Age ≥ 65 yr | |
| Male | |
| Food secure | Reference |
| Moderately food insecure | 3.79 (2.03 to 7.06) |
| Severely food insecure | 5.80 (3.02 to 11.11) |
| Female | |
| Food secure | 0.94 (0.74 to 1.20) |
| Moderately food insecure | 2.13 (1.19 to 3.80) |
| Severely food insecure | 2.97 (1.48 to 5.95) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, PR = prevalence ratio.
↵* Variables included in the model were sex, food security status, age, education, marital status, smoking and household size.
↵† Variables included in the models were the combination of sex and food security status, age (overall model only), education, marital status, smoking and household size.