Food and Water Insecurity and Functional Disability in Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence from diverse global populations suggests that household food insecurity (HFI) is associated with adult disability, but the association between household water insecurity (HWI) and disability remains understudied. Examinations of the joint association of dual HFI and HWI with disability are lacking.

Objective

To explore independent and joint associations of HFI and HWI with functional disability in Ecuadorian adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the 2018 Ecuadorian National Health and Nutrition Survey, a nationally representative, population-based survey conducted in Ecuador. The study included adults (aged 18-99 years) with information on sociodemographic characteristics, household food and water secur

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926644 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature