Table 4 Logistic regression results – Odds ratios- for morbidity from five diseases*; as the food security independent variable 1- is family living with food insecurity
From: The demographic and morbidity characteristics of a population receiving food support in Israel
Anemia | Hyperlipidemia | Diabetes mellitus | Heart disease | Hyper-tension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Household with food insecurity | 0.97 | 2.43** | 1.82 | 4.65** | 3.06** |
Age | 0.99 | 1.06*** | 1.09*** | 1.05*** | 1.09*** |
Married | 0.74 | 1.42 | 3.31*** | 1.43 | 1.31 |
Jew | 3.60*** | 1.68 | 2.31 | (omitted) | 1.2 |
Ultra-Orthodox | 0.39*** | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.61 |
Num. of persons in household | 1.02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.04 |
Receive disability benefits | 1.89** | 4.16*** | 4.09*** | 1.25 | 2.46*** |
Receive income support | 1.03 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 1.14 | 1.11 |
In debt | 1.21 | 1.08 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.67 |
Income per capita | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Statistics | |||||
N | 362 | 362 | 362 | 319 | 362 |
chi2 | 24.74 | 76.72 | 76.08 | 23.66 | 68.91 |