The Association Between Child Food Allergy and Family Food Insecurity in a Nationally Representative US Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether child food allergy is associated with family food insecurity, overall, and across different income levels.

Methods

We used the 2011-2018 National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. The exposure was child food allergy, and our main outcome was odds of family food insecurity, which was calculated using multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for child demographics, family characteristics and survey year. We examined for effect modification by the ratio of family income to the poverty threshold using stratification and tests for statistical interaction.

Results

Among 83,287 children, 6% had food allergy and 22% experienced family food insecurity. Child food allergy was associated with a 1.39-

SUBMITTER: Treffeisen ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11805619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature