Table 2
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios relating household food security status to measures of health and well-being and lifestyle behaviours, off-reserve Aboriginal population aged 18 or older, Canada, 2004

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  Unadjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Model 1 (adjusted for age, gender) Model 2 (adjusted for age, gender, household education) Model 3 (adjusted for age, gender, household education, household income adequacy)
Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval Adjusted odds ratio 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Poor self-perceived general health
Food insecure 2.09* 1.17 3.74 2.42* 1.34 4.36 2.37* 1.29 4.37 1.53 0.75 3.11
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Poor self-perceived mental health
Food insecure 2.55* 1.06 6.14 2.54* 1.05 6.12 2.36 0.96 5.81 1.62 0.48 5.50
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
High self-perceived stress
Food insecure 2.81* 1.45 5.43 2.77* 1.46 5.26 2.86* 1.48 5.52 3.13* 1.44 6.78
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Low life satisfaction
Food insecure 2.64* 1.24 5.62 3.03* 1.43 6.43 2.89* 1.40 5.95 2.15 0.89 5.18
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Very weak sense of community belonging
Food insecure 2.16* 1.05 4.45 2.10* 1.02 4.33 2.16* 1.07 4.36 1.70 0.76 3.81
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Presence of chronic condition
Food insecure 1.17 0.66 2.08 1.47 0.82 2.64 1.61 0.88 2.93 1.65 0.81 3.38
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Current smoker
Food insecure 2.08* 1.22 3.54 1.93* 1.12 3.31 1.59 0.94 2.69 1.20 0.66 2.17
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
Low fruit/vegetable intake
Food insecure 2.00 0.98 4.09 2.12* 1.04 4.36 1.99 0.97 4.08 1.86 0.76 4.55
Food secure† 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ... 1.00 ... ...
† reference category
* significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
... not applicable
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey—Nutrition.