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Table 3 Relation between marginal food security based on the 2-item Hunger Vital Sign™ and on the 1-item NutriSTEP® question with family income, maternal education, and parent employment status (N = 1174)

From: Screening for marginal food security in young children in primary care

Outcome

2-item Hunger Vital Sign™

1-item NutriSTEP®

Marginal food security = yes

Marginal food security = yes

aOR (95% CI)

p

aOR (95% CI)

p

Self-report family incomea

 Less than $40,000

21.77 (3.92, 121.01)

< 0.001

7.43 (3.44, 16.05)

< 0.001

 $40,000 - $79,999

15.77 (2.94, 84.67)

0.001

6.34 (3.40, 11.83)

< 0.001

 $80,000 - $149,999

6.23 (1.17, 33.26)

0.03

2.66 (1.53, 4.63)

< 0.001

 $150,000 +

1.00

 

1.00

 

Maternal educationb

 High School or less

4.75 (1.95, 11.58)

< 0.001

1.82 (0.90, 3.68)

0.09

 College/Trades Diploma

1.75 (0.76, 4.04)

0.19

1.68 (1.00, 2.82)

0.049

 University Degree

1.00

 

1.00

 

Parent employment statusc

 Both parents unemployed

6.26 (1.72, 22.81)

0.006

3.31 (1.06, 10.35)

0.04

 1 parent employed

0.83 (0.39, 1.79)

0.64

0.95 (0.59, 1.53)

0.83

 2 parents employed

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. a Model adjusted for age, sex, maternal ethnicity, maternal education, parent employment status
  2. b Model adjusted for age, sex, maternal ethnicity, family income, parent employment status,
  3. c Model adjusted for age, sex, maternal ethnicity, maternal education, family income,