Childhood food insufficiency and adulthood cardiometabolic health conditions among a population-based sample of older adults in Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT: Childhood food insufficiency negatively influences physical and psychosocial health in children, but less is known about long-term health implications. This study aimed to elucidate the association of childhood food insufficiency with older adulthood cardiometabolic conditions. We conducted cross-sectional analyses using data from the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions Project (n = 2712), a population-based sample of elderly adults (>60 y) living in Puerto Rico. Childhood food insufficiency was ascertained with a proxy question on childhood economic hardships that prevented eating. Participants self-reported hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD; including heart attack, heart disease, or stroke). Obesity was assessed as body mass index using measured height and weigh

SUBMITTER: McClain AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933531 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature