The Health and Nutritional Status of Children (10-18 years) Belonging to Food Insecure Households: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2012-2019).

ABSTRACT: To research the health and nutritional status in Korean children and adolescents belonging to food insecure households (FI), the preregistered secondary data of 18 items from the Food Security Evaluation in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES; 2012-2019) were used. Comparative analyses (food security group [FS], (n = 3150) vs. FI, (n = 405) of household characteristics, health status (anthropometrics, clinics, mentality), and nutritional status (nutrient intake, diet-quality, and pattern) were performed in children (boys: 1871, girls: 1684) aged 10-18 years. The FI comprised higher proportions of participants from low-income families, basic livelihood-security recipients, and vulnerability (characteristics: female household heads, aged ≥50, sin

SUBMITTER: Jung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10487755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature