Associations between social isolation and diet quality among US adults with disability participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013-2018.

ABSTRACT: Social isolation and disability are established risk factors for poor nutrition. We aimed to assess whether social isolation is associated with diet quality specifically among adults with disabilities. This cross-sectional analysis used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013-2018. Adults with a disability, who were not pregnant, breastfeeding, or missing dietary intake data were included (n = 5,167). Disability was defined as a physical functioning limitation based on difficulty with any activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, lower extremity mobility activities, or general physical activities. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015 measured diet quality; higher scores correspond to higher diet quality. We computed a social isolation

SUBMITTER: Saif NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518724 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature