Table 1 Characteristics of patients screened for food insecurity in three hospital outpatient clinics, November 4, 2017–May 11, 2018, and comparison by food insecurity status, n=1691

Age, mean (sd)

60.6

(13.7)

67.8

(16.3)

<0.001

ED visits^a, mean (sd)

1.3

(2.2)

1.2

(2.9)

0.090

Sex,n(%)

0.003

 Female

240

(68.0%)

791

(59.4%)

 Male

113

(32.0%)

540

(40.6%)

Race,n(%)

<0.001

 Black

304

(86.1%)

936

(70.3%)

 White

26

(7.4%)

289

(21.7%)

 Other

14^b

(4.0%)

58^c

(4.4%)

 Decline

9

(2.5%)

48

(3.6%)

Marital status,n(%)

<0.001

 Married/partner

79

(22.5%)

550

(41.3%)

 Divorced/separated

43

(12.3%)

151

(11.3%)

 Widowed

30

(8.5%)

185

(13.9%)

 Single

182

(51.9%)

417

(31.3%)

 Other/unknown

17

(4.8%)

28

(2.1%)

 Asthma

37

(10.5%)

168

(12.6%)

0.289

 Hypertension

271

(77.2%)

1020

(76.6%)

0.821

 Diabetes

157

(44.7%)

577

(43.4%)

0.643

 Coronary artery disease

62

(17.7%)

258

(19.4%)

0.465

 Congestive heart failure

53

(15.1%)

292

(21.9%)

0.005

 COPD

59

(16.8%)

194

(14.6%)

0.298

 Chronic kidney disease

61

(17.4%)

409

(30.7%)

<0.001