Table 3

Associations between food security status and perceived difficulty of gluten-free eating and cooking

Low food security vs food securityVery low food security vs food security
OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
Crude model
Component 1—skills2.88 (1.72 to 4.84)<0.0014.69 (2.59 to 8.51)<0.001
Component 2—social circumstances3.11 (1.31 to 7.40)0.013.03 (1.12 to 7.80)0.022
Component 3—resources3.27 (1.94 to 5.50)<0.0014.63 (2.57 to 8.34)<0.001
Component 4—naturally gluten-free2.33 (1.39 to 3.92)0.0011.85 (1.04 to 3.28)0.037
Adjusted for age, income and education
Component 1—skills2.51 (1.46 to 4.32)<0.0014.37 (2.36 to 8.11)<0.001
Component 2—social circumstances2.59 (1.06 to 6.35)0.0382.51 (0.95 to 6.60)0.063
 Component 3—resources2.52 (1.45 to 4.39)0.0014.21 (2.26 to 7.84)<0.001
Component 4—naturally gluten-free1.77 (1.01 to 3.08)0.0451.50 (0.82 to 2.75)0.193