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Table 4 Associations between food insecurity with socioeconomic variables during the COVID −19 pandemic

From: Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with social well-being indicators in Mexico

 

Outcome: Food insecurity

m-logit

FS

   

Mild FI

   

Moderate FI

   

Severe FI

   

AME

SE

CI

p-value

AME

SE

CI

p-value

AME

SE

CI

p-value

AME

SE

CI

p-value

Socioeconomic status (ref: E)

 D

0.079**

0.023

(0.034, 0.125)

0.001

0.061+

0.032

(−0.001, 0.123)

0.053

−0.093**

0.030

(−0.151, − 0.035)

0.002

− 0.048+

0.025

(− 0.097, 0.001)

0.055

 C

0.307**

0.024

(0.260, 0.355)

< 0.001

0.04

0.032

(−0.022, 0.102)

0.208

−0.192**

0.029

(−0.249, − 0.135)

< 0.001

− 0.155**

0.024

(− 0.202, −

0.108)

< 0.001

 A/B

0.536**

0.034

(0.470, 0.603)

< 0.001

−0.071+

0.039

(−0.148, 0.005)

0.067

−0.267**

0.030

(−0.326, − 0.208)

< 0.001

− 0.198**

0.024

− 0.244,

− 0.151)

< 0.001

Age

0.001**

0.000

(0.000, 0.002)

0.002

−0.001+

0.001

(−0.002, 0.000)

0.084

0.000

0.000

(−0.001, 0.001)

0.893

0.000

0.000

(−0.001, 0.000)

0.342

Sex (ref: male)

 Female

−0.069**

0.013

(−0.095,

− 0.043)

< 0.001

0.011

0.016

(−0.020, 0.042)

0.477

0.018

0.013

(−0.007, 0.042)

0.157

0.04**

0.010

(0.019, 0.060)

< 0.001

Households with children (ref: no)

 Yes

−0.034*

0.015

(−0.064,

− 0.004)

0.026

0 .000

0.018

(−0.036, 0.035)

0.996

0.03*

0.015

(0.001, 0.059)

0.044

0.004

0.012

(−0.020, 0.028)

0.738

Month (ref: April)

 May

−0.046+

0.025

(−0.095, 0.004)

0.070

0.082**

0.029

(0.026, 0.138)

0.004

−0.051*

0.022

(−0.093, − 0.009)

0.018

0.015

0.019

(−0.023, 0.053)

0.441

 June

−0.105**

0.021

(−0.146,

− 0.064)

< 0.001

0.073**

0.023

(0.027, 0.118)

0.002

0.018

0.019

(−0.018, 0.055)

0.332

0.014

0.015

(−0.015, 0.044)

0.340

 July

−0.135**

0.021

(−0.177,

− 0.094)

< 0.001

0.122**

0.024

(0.075, 0.168)

< 0.001

−0.004

0.019

(−0.042, 0.033)

0.814

0.018

0.016

(−0.013, 0.049)

0.249

 August

−0.128**

0.021

(−0.169,

− 0.087)

< 0.001

0.101**

0.023

(0.055, 0.147)

< 0.001

0.014

0.019

(−0.023, 0.051)

0.467

0.013

0.015

(−0.017, 0.043)

0.405

 Household size

−0.029**

0.004

(−0.037,

− 0.021)

< 0.001

0.013**

0.004

(0.005, 0.021)

0.002

0.007*

0.003

(0.000, 0.013)

0.038

0.009**

0.003

(0.004, 0.014)

< 0.001

  1. AME Average marginal effect, SE Standard error, CI Confidence intervals, FS Food secure, FI Food insecure
  2. ** = significant at 1%; * = significant at 5%; + = significant at 10%