Household food insecurity is associated with greater autonomic dysfunction testing score in Latinos with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We examined household food insecurity (HFI) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) function in a subset of low-income Latinos with type 2 diabetes with data from a stress management trial.

Methods

InclusionLatino or Hispanic, Spanish speaking, age less than 18 years, ambulatory status, type 2 diabetes more than 6 months, A1c less than 7.0%. ExclusionPain or dysfunction in hands (e.g., arthritis) precluding handgrip testing; medical or psychiatric instability. HFI was assessed with the 6-item U.S. household food security survey module; with responses to > = 1 question considered HFI. An ANS dysfunction index was calculated from xix autonomic function tests which were scored 0 = normal or 1 = abnormal based on normative cutoffs and then summed. Autonomic function tests were: 1

SUBMITTER: Bermudez-Millan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10889858 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature