Food Insecurity in Israeli Elderly is Associated with Sociodemographic Characteristics, Disability, and Depression: Policy Implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food insecurity (FI) and poor health can turn into a vicious cycle with detrimental effects, especially in the elderly, however, few studies have examined the relationship between FI and health in this age group.

Objectives

We investigated associations of FI with physical and mental health and health behaviors among community-dwelling elderly.

Methods

We used nationally representative, cross-sectional data from the 2014-2015 Israel National Health and Nutrition Survey of the Elderly (Rav Mabat Zahav) on FI, sociodemographic characteristics, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), disability, self-assessed physical, oral, and mental health for 1006 individuals aged ≥65 y.

Results

FI affected 12.3% of all households with elderly and was significantly higher a

SUBMITTER: Wiesmann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111608 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature