Association of Family Income and Risk of Food Insecurity With Iron Status in Young Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Iron deficiency (ID) has the greatest prevalence in early childhood and has been associated with poor developmental outcomes. Previous research examining associations of income and food insecurity (FI) with ID is inconsistent.

Objective

To examine the association of family income and family risk of FI with iron status in healthy young children attending primary care.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included 1245 children aged 12 to 29 months who attended scheduled primary care supervision visits from 2008 to 2018 in Toronto, Canada, and the surrounding area.

Exposures

Family income and risk of FI were collected from parent-reported questionnaires. Children whose parents provided an affirmative response to the 1-item FI sc

SUBMITTER: Bayoumi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578488 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature