Variable | Food insecure (n=256) | Historical comparison group (n=256) | p-value | ||
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Demographics and marital status | |||||
 Age, mean (sd) | 60.3 | (12.8) | 61.0 | (14.7) | 0.62 |
 Femalea,n(%) | 168 | (65.6) | 168 | (65.6) | 0.99 |
 African-Americana,n(%) | 221 | (86.3) | 221 | (86.3) | 0.99 |
 Married,n(%) | 68 | (26.6) | 65 | (25.4) | 0.76 |
Morbidity | |||||
 Asthma,n(%) | 29 | (11.3) | 39 | (13.9) | 0.99 |
 Hypertension,n(%) | 200 | (78.1) | 200 | (78.1) | 0.99 |
 Diabetes,n(%) | 116 | (45.3) | 112 | (43.8) | 0.72 |
 Coronary artery disease,n(%) | 46 | (18.0) | 46 | (18.0) | 0.99 |
Selected healthcare utilization | |||||
 ED visits in the prior year, mean (sd) | 1.86 | (3.66) | 1.34 | (2.46) | 0.16 |
 ED visit category,n(%) | |||||
  0 | 133 | (52.0) | 143 | (55.9) | 0.62 |
  1 | 26 | (10.2) | 28 | (10.9) |  |
  2 | 37 | (14.5) | 37 | (14.5) |  |
  >3 | 60 | (23.4) | 48 | (18.8) |  |