A Measure of Nutrition Security Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Dataset.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Accurate and practical measures of nutrition security are needed to assess and monitor its prevalence and to identify its associated risk factors in the US.

Objective

To propose a nutrition security measure derived from combining self-assessed food security and diet quality indicators available in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and to assess the prevalence and associated sociodemographic and health factors of nutrition security.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from 6 cycles of NHANES, which collects data on general health status and behaviors, dietary intake, physiological measurements, and sociodemographic characteristics, conducted from 2007 to 2018. All participants were adults aged 20

SUBMITTER: Bhargava V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11871541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature