Table 3 Associations between measures of food pantry usage and changes in clinical outcomes

Pre-post change in outcome level

Control group (did not visit a pantry)

− 0.24 (0.12)

0.25 (0.23)

− 4.3 (0.1)

1.4 (0.6)

1.6 (0.6)

Exposed group (> = 1 visit to a food pantry)

− 0.52 (0.10)

0.11 (0.13)

− 5.4 (2.1)

− 1.8 (0.8)

− 0.95 (0.6)

Difference between exposed

and control group

− 0.28 (0.10)

− 0.13 (0.28)

− 1.2

− 3.2 (0.8)

− 2.5 (1.1)

p-value for difference

0.007

0.653

0.606

 < 0.001

0.028

Change in outcome per visit

− 0.03 (0.01)

0.06 (0.06)

0.05

− 0.16 (0.04)

− 0.11 (0.04)

p-value

0.005

0.335

0.884

 < 0.001

0.007

Change in outcome by intensity of exposure (visits per month)

− 0.12 (0.04)

0.11 (0.11)

1.8 (0.7)

− 1.45 (0.6)

− 0.43 (0.47)

p-value

0.009

0.397

0.018

0.016

0.356