Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants

CharacteristicNo. (%)
All participants8,989 (100)
Age, median (IQR, range)65.9 (53.0 to 73.7, 18.9 to 88.2)
Sex
 Male3,243 (36.8)
 Female5,558 (63.2)
 Missing or other188
Race
 Asian155 (1.9)
 Black or African American684 (8.4)
 White7,137 (87.4)
 Another single population56 (0.7)
 More than one population130 (1.6)
 Declined, None, Skipped, or Not  Indicated827
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino567 (6.6)
 Not Hispanic or Latino8,040 (93.4)
 Declined, None, Skipped382
Metformin use
 Exposed1,354 (15.1)
 Not exposed7,635 (84.9)
Food security, experienced
 Never true8,100 (90.1)
 Sometimes true713 (7.9)
 Often true176 (2.0)
Food security, worried about
 Never true7,827 (87.1)
 Sometimes true927 (10.3)
 Often true235 (2.6)
Food insecurity, experience and worry joint   distribution
 Neither experienced or nor worried7,728 (86.0)
 Not experienced, but worried about372 (4.1)
 Not worried about, but experienced99 (1.1)
 Both worried and experienced790 (8.8)