The joint effect of female sex and food insecurity on self-reported mood disorder among Canadian adults: the Canadian community health survey

Table 1 Prevalence of self-reported mood disorder by sex and other risk factors in the Canadian population

Variable	No.	Cases of Mood disorders	%^a	P-value
Sex
Male	47,856	3642	6.7	< 0.0001
Female	56,564	6980	11.4	< 0.0001
Food security
Food secure	95,399	8027	7.7	< 0.0001
Moderately food insecure	5650	1240	19.8
Severely food insecure	3371	1355	38.7
Age (years)
18–29	13,948	1618	10.0	< 0.0001
30–39	15,710	1675	8.9
40–49	14,302	1653	9.6
50–59	1798	2250	10.3
60–69	20,867	2078	9.1
70–79	14,095	979	6.3
80+	7510	369	5.7
Marital Status
Single	24,089	3401	12.4	< 0.0001
Married	57,318	4355	7.1
Divorced	23,013	2866	12.4
Family income
<$40, 000	27,893	4292	14.2	< 0.0001
$40,000–79,000	31,114	2952	9.2
≥ $80,000	45,413	3378	7.1
Race
Non-White	12,090	707	5.1	< 0.0001
White	92,330	9915	10.2	< 0.0001
Highest level of education
< Secondary school	15,963	1749	10.6	< 0.0001
Secondary school completed	24,635	2854	10.6
>Secondary school	63,822	6019	8.3
Having social provisions
No	73,035	7204	8.8	< 0.0001
Yes	31,385	3418	10.0	< 0.0001

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