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Table 3 The joint effect of female sex and severe food insecurity on self-reported mood disorders overall and stratified by age

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

 

Additive interaction (95% CI)

Exposure

RERI

AP

S index

Overall

 Female v. male sex with moderate food insecurity

0.58 (0.05, 1.10)

0.17 (0.03, 0.31)

1.32 (1.03, 1.70)

 Female v. male sex with severe food insecurity

0.66 (0.11, 1.27)

0.13 (0.03, 0.23)

1.19 (1.03, 1.38)

Ages 18 to 39 years

 Female v. male sex with moderate food insecurity

0.53 (-0.09, 1.16)

0.14 (-0.02, 0.30)

1.24 (0.96, 1.61)

 Female v. male sex with severe food insecurity

1.19 (0.29, 2.08)

0.20 (0.06, 0.34)

1.31 (1.06, 1.63)

Ages 40 to 49 years

 Female v. male sex with moderate food insecurity

0.38 (-0.20, 0.97)

0.12 (-0.05, 0.29)

1.20 (0.90, 1.60)

 Female v. male sex with severe food insecurity

0.16 (-0.59, 0.91)

0.03 (-0.12, 0.19)

1.04 (0.85, 1.28)

Ages 60 + years

 Female v. male sex with moderate food insecurity

1.35 (0.27, 2.43)

0.52 (0.20, 0.84)

6.64 (0.27, 163.69)

 Female v. male sex with severe food insecurity

0.47 (-1.99, 2.92)

0.11 (-0.45, 0.67)

1.17 (0.50, 2.73)

  1. Abbreviations: AP Attributable portion due to interaction, CI Confidence interval,
  2. RERI Relative excess risk due to interaction