Table 5 Logistic regression results-Odds Ratios- for morbidity from five diseases/conditions(listed below) as the independent variable 2- Food Insecurity Scale Score
From: The demographic and morbidity characteristics of a population receiving food support in Israel
Anemia | Hyper-lipidemia | Diabetes mellitus | Heart disease | Hyper-tension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food insecurity scale score | 1.05 | 1.20*** | 1.16* | 1.31*** | 1.21** |
Age | 0.99 | 1.06*** | 1.08*** | 1.05*** | 1.09*** |
Married | 0.78 | 1.55 | 3.70*** | 1.65 | 1.42 |
Jew | 3.60*** | 1.54 | 2.17 | (omitted) | 1.09 |
Ultra-Orthodox | 0.41** | 0.46* | 0.54 | 0.36* | 0.56 |
Num. of persons in household | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 1.06 |
Receive disability benefits | 1.90** | 3.96*** | 3.95*** | 1.15 | 2.32*** |
Receive income support | 0.99 | 0.60* | 0.73 | 1.12 | 1.1 |
In debt | 1.2 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.65 |
Income per capita | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Statistics | |||||
N | 362 | 362 | 362 | 319 | 362 |
chi2 | 25.57 | 79 | 77.84 | 25.72 | 69.7 |