Trends in food insecurity for adults with cardiometabolic disease in the United States: 2005-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food insecurity, the uncertain ability to access adequate food, can limit adherence to dietary measures needed to prevent and manage cardiometabolic conditions. However, little is known about temporal trends in food insecurity among those with diet-sensitive cardiometabolic conditions.

Methods

We used data from the Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2012, analyzed in 2015-2016, to calculate trends in age-standardized rates of food insecurity for those with and without the following diet-sensitive cardiometabolic conditions: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, and obesity.

Results

21,196 NHANES participants were included from 4 waves (4,408 in 2005-2006, 5,607 in 2007-2008,

SUBMITTER: Berkowitz SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5462405 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature